1948 Wigan by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1948 Wigan by-election of 4 March 1948 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Foster. The by-election was contested by four candidates: Ronald Williams (Labour), Harold Dowling (Conservative), Thomas Rowlandson (Communist), and Owen L Roberts (King's Cavalier). Roberts was an ex-RAF Pathfinder observer fighting the election "for the peace and prosperity of the country."Goole News search The Glasgow Herald Archives The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Williams gaining 59.1% of the vote, in spite of a 6.5% swing to the Conservative Party. Result of the by-election Wigan by-election, 1948 http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034547/http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html 1948 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-08-12 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Williams 28,941 59.1 9.1 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Dowling 17,466 35.6 3.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Thomas Rowlandson 1,647 3.7 New King's Cavalier Owen L Roberts 932 1.6 New 11,475 23.4 12.9 48,986 Labour Party (UK) 6.5 Result of the previous General Election General election 1945: Wiganhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i07.htm Politics Resources 5 July 1945 Election 1945 Politics Resources 2011-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110811145120/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i07.htm 11 August 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) William Foster 31,392 68.2 6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Evelyn Charles Lacy Hulbert-Powell 14,666 31.8 6.9 16,726 36.4 13.8 46,058 80.4 1.3 Labour Party (UK) 6.9 References Further reading Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. 0-900178-06-X. y March 2012 Wigan 1948 Wigan Wigan Category:1940s in Lancashire Category:Elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Wigan 1948 Wigan