Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947
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The Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant following the death of the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Clitherow.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party.
| Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Arthur Irvine | 10,827 | 52.1 | −12.8 | |
| Conservative | J. R. Bevins | 8,874 | 42.6 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | Sir H. W. Young | 910 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Ind. Labour Party | David Gibson | 154 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | C. Foster | 48 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,953 | 9.5 | −20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 20,813 | 62.7 | −3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −10.2 | |||
[edit] See also
- Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
- Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1979
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside
