Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947
- Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947
The Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant following the death of the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Clitherow.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party.
Election box begin
title=Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Irvine
votes = 10,827
percentage = 52.1
change = −12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. R. Bevins
votes = 8,874
percentage = 42.6
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir H. W. Young
votes = 910
percentage = 4.4
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = David Gibson
votes = 154
percentage = 0.7
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = C. Foster
votes = 48
percentage = 0.2
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 1,953
percentage = 9.5
change = −20.3Election box turnout
votes = 20,813
percentage = 62.7
change = −3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −10.2
ee also
* Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
* Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1979
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside
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