1945 Monmouth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election September 2020 March 2022 The 1945 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 31 October 1945. The seat had become vacant on the death of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Leslie Pym, and the by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Peter Thorneycroft. Vacancy The Conservative MP Leslie Pym had died at the age of 61 on 17 July 1945, twelve days after polling in the 1945 general election, but nine days before the declaration.m 3 March 2012 He was thus unusually declared elected posthumously. Pym had held the seat since a by-election in 1939. Previous result General election July 1945: MonmouthCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 567 Welsh Conservatives Leslie Pym 22,195 51.9 -8.2 Welsh Labour A. B. L. Oakley 20,543 48.1 +8.2 1,652 3.8 -16.4 42,738 72.0 +13.8 39,359 Welsh Conservatives -8.2 Candidates The Conservative candidate was 36-year-old Peter Thorneycroft, who had been the MP for Stafford from a 1938 by-election until his defeat at the 1945 general election. The Labour Party candidate was A. B. L. Oakley, who had been the unsuccessful candidate at the general election in July. Result On a significantly reduced turnout, Thorneycroft held the seat for the Conservatives, a narrowly increased majority of 2,139. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1966 general election, serving as a senior Cabinet minister in the government of Harold Macmillan. 1945 Monmouth by-election Welsh Conservatives Peter Thorneycroft 21,092 52.7 +0.8 Welsh Labour A. B. L. Oakley 18,953 47.3 -0.8 2,139 5.4 +1.6 40,045 39.8 -32.2 60,013 Welsh Conservatives +0.8 See also Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouth 1934 Monmouth by-election 1939 Monmouth by-election 1991 Monmouth by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1945 in Wales Category:1940s elections in Wales Category:1945 elections in the United Kingdom Category:October 1945 in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Monmouthshire Category:History of Monmouth, Wales Category:20th century in Monmouthshire