Bristol Central by-election, 1943
- Bristol Central by-election, 1943
The Bristol Central by-election, 1943 was a by-election held on 18 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Bristol Central in the city of Bristol. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Lord Apsley had been killed on 17 December 1942, whilst on active service in World War II. He had been serving under the Arab Legion in Malta.
The Conservative party candidate selected as its candidate Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley, who had married Lord Apsley in February 1942. During World War II, the parties in the war-time Coalition Government had agreed not to contest any by-elections which occurred in seats held by coalition parties. However other parties and independents were free to stand, and some local parties fielded their own candiadtes as "independents" despite the truce. In Bristol Central, the former ILP MP Jennie Lee stood as an "Independent labour" candidate.
On a turnout less than half that of the 1935 general election, Lady Apsley held the seat with a slightly increased majority.
Votes
Election box begin
title= Bristol South East by-election, 18th February 1943Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley
votes = 5,867
percentage = 52.1
change = −0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Jennie Lee
votes = 4,308
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = John McNair
votes = 830
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politics)
candidate = F. H. Dunn
votes = 258
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,559
percentage = 13.9
change = +8.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 32.9
change = −39.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =
See also
* Bristol Central constituency
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
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