1947 Epsom by-election

The 1947 Epsom by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 4 December 1947 to fill the vacant House of Commons seat of Epsom in Surrey. The vacancy arose when the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Archibald Southby resigned from the House of Commons by accepting the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.

Result and votes

The Conservative Party held the seat with a significantly increased majority.

Epsom by-election, 1947[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm McCorquodale 33,633 61.0 +11.1
Labour R Bishop 17,339 31.5 -6.3
Liberal David Arnold Scott Cairns 4,121 7.5 -4.7
Majority 16,447 29.5 +17.4
Turnout 16,294
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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