1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 May 2016 The 1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne on 28 October 1939. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament Fred Simpson, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election. The Labour candidate, William Jowitt, was returned unopposed.May 2016 He represented the constituency until he was elevated to the peerage as Earl Jowitt shortly after the 1945 general election. See also Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency) 1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election 1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections 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 69–70 Category:1939 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1939 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Category:Ashton-under-Lyne Category:Elections in Tameside Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939 Category:October 1939 in the United Kingdom