1942 Rothwell by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 June 2025 The 1942 Rothwell by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 7 August 1942 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Rothwell in West Yorkshire. The seat became vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) William Lunn died on 17 May 1942, aged 69. Lunn had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election. Candidates June 2025 The Labour Party selected as its candidate Alderman Thomas Brooks MBE, a miner and trade union organiser who had been a local councillor since 1914. The parties in the war-time Coalition Government had agreed not to contest vacancies in seats held by other coalition parties, but other by-elections were contested by independent candidates or those from minor parties. (The most recent had been Maldon in June 1942, where an independent Labour candidate won what had previously been a safe seat for the Conservatives). Result No other candidates were nominated in Rothwell, so Brooks was returned unopposed. He held the Rothwell seat until the constituency's abolition for the 1950 general election. He is best remembered for his successful campaign to repeal the Witchcraft Act 1735.June 2025 Rothwell by-election, 7 August 1942 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Brooks Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) See also Rothwell constituency Rothwell, West Yorkshire Lists 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 March 2012 Rothwell by-election Rothwell by-election Rothwell by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Rothwell by-election, 1942