1939 Kennington by-election

UK by-election

The 1939 Kennington by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kennington.

Previous MP

Kennington by-election, 1939^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wilmot	10,715	60.1	+11.2
	Conservative	A. Kennedy	7,119	39.9	-11.2
Majority			3,596	20.2	N/A
Turnout			43,907	40.6	-15.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General election, 5 July 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles Gibson	12,910	70.2
	Conservative	S. H. Stanley	5,471	29.8
Majority			7,439	40.4
Turnout			29,529	62.2
	Labour hold		Swing

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 34. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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