1942 Whitechapel and St George's by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 June 2025 The 1942 Whitechapel and St. George's by-election was a by-election held on 8 August 1942 for the British House of Commons constituency of Whitechapel and St. George's, which covered Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, and St George in the East in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament James Henry Hall, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election, having previously been the seat's MP between 1930 and 1931. In accordance with the war-time electoral pact, neither the Conservative nor the Liberal parties fielded a candidate. Labour's candidate was Stoker Edwards. There being no other candidates, Edwards was returned unopposed. Result Whitechapel and St. George's by-election, 1942 Labour Party (UK) Stoker Edwards Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) Previous result General election 14 November 1935: Whitechapel and St. George's Labour Party (UK) J. H. Hall 13,374 54.7 +13.1 Liberal Party (UK) Barnett Janner 11,093 45.3 -1.2 2,281 9.4 N/A 24,467 63.3 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +7.2 References 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 March 2012 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Whitechapel and St. George's constituency 1930 Whitechapel and St George's by-election Whitechapel and St Georges,1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election Whitechapel and St Georges by-election Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Whitechapel and St Georges,1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election Whitechapel and St Georges by-election Category:Whitechapel