1940 Southwark Central by-election

The 1940 Southwark Central by-election was held on 10 February 1940. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Harry Day. It was won by the Labour candidate John Hanbury Martin.^[1]

Southwark Central by-election, 1940

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hanbury Martin	5,285	64.3	+11.0
	Anti-War	Charles W. Searson	1,550	18.9
	National	Violet Van der Elst	1,382	16.8
Majority			3,735	45.4
Turnout			8,217
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs