Barnsley by-election, 1938
- Barnsley by-election, 1938
The Barnsley by-election, 1938 was a by-election held on 16th June 1938 for the British House of Commons constituency of Barnsley in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The seat had become vacant on the death in April 1938 of the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) John Samuel Potts, who had represented the constituency since the 1935 general election, having previously been Barnsley's MP from 1922 to 1931.
The Labour candidate, Frank Collindridge, held the seat for his party with a slightly increased majority.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Barnsley by-election, 1938Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Collindridge
votes = 23,566
percentage = 64.4
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. W. S. Howard
votes = 13,052
percentage = 35.6
change = −5.5Election box majority
votes = 10,514
percentage = 28.8
change = +11.0Election box turnout
votes = 36,618
percentage = 72.7
change = −9.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +5.5
ee also
*Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)
*Barnsley by-election, 1953
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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