1939 Monmouth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 June 2025 March 2022 1939 Monmouth by-election United Kingdom Parliamentary Popular 1939 07 25 y The 1939 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 25 July 1939. Vacancy The Conservative MP John Herbert had resigned his seat on 1 July 1939, having been appointed as Governor of Bengal.June 2025 Previous result General election 1935: MonmouthCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 567 Welsh Conservatives John Herbert 23,262 63.4 -1.6 Welsh Labour Michael Mackintosh Foot 13,454 36.6 +1.6 9,808 26.8 -3.2 36,716 76.8 -1.2 47,792 Welsh Conservatives -1.6 Candidates The Conservative candidate was 55-year-old Leslie Pym, who had not had previously contested a parliamentary election.June 2025 The Labour Party candidate at the 1935 general election had been 22-year-old Michael Foot, who later became Leader of the Labour Party. Foot did not contest the by-election, when the Labour candidate was F.R. Hancock, who had been unsuccessful in Salisbury at the 1929 general election and at a by-election in 1931. He had also been an unsuccessful candidate in Lewes at the 1931 and 1935 general elections. He was also a Quaker and thus opposed to all war.June 2025 Result On a slightly reduced turnout, Pym held the seat for the Conservatives, with a reduced but still large majority of 5,815. 1939 Monmouth by-election Welsh Conservatives Leslie Pym 17,358 60.1 -3.3 Welsh Labour Frank Rivers Hancock 11,543 39.9 +3.3 5,815 20.2 -6.6 28,901 58.2 -18.6 49,690 Welsh Conservatives -3.3 Aftermath General election July 1945: Monmouth Welsh Conservatives Leslie Pym 22,195 51.9 -8.2 Welsh Labour A. B. L. Oakley 20,543 48.1 +8.2 1,652 3.8 -16.4 42,738 72.0 +13.8 39,359 Welsh Conservatives -8.2 Pym was re-elected at the 1945 general election, but died five days later.June 2025 See also Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouth 1934 Monmouth by-election 1945 Monmouth by-election 1991 Monmouth by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) References m 3 March 2012 Further reading Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X y February 2012 A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers) Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1939 in Wales Category:1930s elections in Wales Category:1939 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Monmouthshire Category:History of Monmouth, Wales Category:20th century in Monmouthshire Category:July 1939 in the United Kingdom