Brighouse and Spenborough by-election, 1950
- Brighouse and Spenborough by-election, 1950
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons in the marginal constituency of Brighouse and Spenborough on 4th May 1950. The seat became vacant following the death of Member of Parliament Frederick Arthur Cobb.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party. The winning candidate, Lewis John Edwards, held the seat until his own death in 1959, when the resulting by-election in 1960 was narrowly won by the Conservative candidate Michael Shaw.
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lewis John Edwards
votes = 24,004
percentage = 50.5
change = −1.71Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Maj. W E Woolley
votes = 23,567
percentage = 49.5
change = +1.71Election box majority
votes = 437
percentage = 0.91
change = −3.44Election box turnout
votes = 47,571
percentage = 85.4
change = −2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −1.71
ee also
*Brighouse and Spenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
*Brighouse and Spenborough by-election, 1960
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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