Poplar South by-election, 1942
- Poplar South by-election, 1942
The Poplar South by-election, 1942 was a by-election held on 12 August 1942 for the British House of Commons constituency of Poplar South, which covered the Isle of Dogs and Poplar in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.
The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) David Morgan Adams, who had held the seat since the 1931 general election.
In accordance with the war-time electoral pact, neither the Conservative nor the Liberal parties fielded a candidate. The Labour candidate, William Henry Guy, was opposed by the Revd. P. Figgis, who stood as a "Christian Socialist".
Result
With many men away at war, an electoral register which had not been updated for years, and the seat a safe Labour one, turnout was extremely low at 8.5%. This is the lowest turnout recorded in any UK Parliamentary election since at least the 1918 general election, which was the beginning of universal suffrage in the United Kingdom. Labour retained the seat easily.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Poplar South by-election, 1942Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Henry Guy
votes = 3,375
percentage = 86.2
change = +13.0Election box candidate
party = Christian Socialist
candidate = P. Figgis
votes = 541
percentage = 13.8
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 3,916
percentage = 8.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"
Election box begin
title=General Election 14 November 1935: Poplar SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Morgan Adams
votes = 18,715
percentage = 73.2
change = +15.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mrs. D. Spearman
votes = 6,862
percentage = 26.8
change = -15.6Election box turnout
votes = 25,577
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +15.6
References
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See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Poplar South constituency
* Poplar by-election, 1914
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