1947 Howdenshire by-election

The 1947 by-election for the constituency of Howdenshire in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 27 November 1947, caused by the retirement of the incumbent Conservative MP Clifford Glossop. The result was a hold for the Conservative Party, with their candidate George Odey.

Result

Howdenshire by-election, 1947^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Odey	23,344	64.0	+8.1
	Labour Co-op	Tom Neville	9,298	25.5	−3.7
	Liberal	JE Wilson	3,819	10.5	−4.4
Majority			14,046	38.5	+11.8
Turnout			36,461
	Conservative hold		Swing

Previous election

General election 1945: Howdenshire^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clifford Glossop	21,348	55.9	−8.0
	Labour Co-op	Tom Neville	11,161	29.2	+20.6
	Liberal	JE Wilson	5,669	14.9	−12.6
Majority			10,187	26.7	−9.7
Turnout			38,178	71.3	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
2. "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs