1946 Pontypool by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1946 Pontypool by-election was held on 23 July 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Jenkins. It was won by the Labour candidate Granville West.^[1]^[2]

1946 Pontypool by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Granville West	23,359	73.2	-4.1
	Conservative	P. Welch	8,170	26.8	+4.1
Majority			15,189	46.4	-8.2
Turnout			31,529	65.8	-11.2
Registered electors			46,407
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 568 [1]. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.

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