Preston by-election, 1946
- Preston by-election, 1946
The Preston by-election, 1946 was a parliamentary by-election held on 31 January 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament John Sunderland had died on 24 November 1945. Sunderland had held the seat since the 1945 general election.
The Labour candidate, Edward Shackleton, held the seat for his party.
Results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Wing Commander Edward Shackleton
votes = 32,189
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harmar Nicholls
votes = 25,718
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,471
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 57,907
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
ee also
*Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
*Preston
*Preston by-election, 1903
*Preston by-election, 1915
*Preston by-election, 1929
*Preston by-election, 1936
*Preston by-election, 1940
*Preston by-election, 2000
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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