1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election

The 1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election was held on 10 June 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Patrick Munro. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Lakin.^[1]

1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Lakin	19,408	56.9	+5.7
	Independent Socialist	Kim Mackay	13,753	40.3	N/A
	Independent Welsh Nationalist	Rolle Malcolm Ritson Paton	975	2.9	N/A
Majority			5,655	16.6	+14.1
Turnout			34,136	41.5	−35.5
Registered electors			82,232
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1st ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 559