1944 Camberwell North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1944 Camberwell North by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Camberwell North no 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 1945 United Kingdom general election 1945 31 March 1944 CamberwellNorth.png A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Camberwell North highlighted in #ff0000 red. Cecil Manning x160px Labour Party (UK) 2,655 79.8% 15.1% T.F.R. Disher Ind. Independent (politician) 674 20.2% black N/A MP Subsequent MP Charles Ammon Labour Party (UK) Cecil Manning Labour Party (UK) 11.2% ( 44.4%)The 1944 Camberwell North by-election was a by-election held on 31 March 1944 for the British House of Commons constituency of Camberwell North. The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Ammon, who was ennobled as Baron Ammon. The Labour candidate was Cecil Manning, who was unopposed by the other parties in the wartime coalition. The only other candidate was an independent, T. F. Disher, who had also contested the previous general election in 1935. The result was one of the lowest turnouts in a by-election on record: the number of available electors was estimated at around 8,000, and Manning was elected with just 2,655 votes against Disher's 674, a majority of just 1,981.'New Camberwell M.P.', The Times, 1 April 1944. Result Camberwell North by-election, 30 March 1944 Labour Party (UK) Cecil Manning 2,655 79.8 +15.1 Independent (politician) T.F.R. Disher 674 20.2 New 1,981 59.6 +27.7 29,661 11.2 -44.4 Labour Party (UK) References See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Camberwell North constituency Camberwell North,1944 Camberwell North by-election Camberwell North by-election Camberwell North,1944 Category:Camberwell