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1948 Wigan by-election

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Result of the by-election
Result of the previous General Election
References
Further reading

The Wigan by-election of 4 March 1948 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Foster.

The by-election was contested by four candidates: Ronald Williams (Labour), Harold Dowling (Conservative), Thomas Rowlandson (Communist), and Owen L Roberts (King's Cavalier), who was an ex-RAF Pathfinder observer fighting the election 'for the peace and prosperity of the country.'^[1]

The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Williams gaining 59.1% of the vote, in spite of a 6.5% swing to the Conservative Party.

Result of the by-election

{{Election box begin |
|title=Wigan by-election, 1948 ^[2]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Williams
|votes = 28,941
|percentage = 59.1
|change = {{decrease}} 9.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harold Dowling
|votes = 17,466
|percentage = 35.6
|change = {{increase}} 3.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Thomas Rowlandson
|votes = 1,647
|percentage = 3.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = King's Cavalier
|candidate = Owen L Roberts
|votes = 932
|percentage = 1.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,475
|percentage = 23.4
|change = {{decrease}} 12.9
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 6.5
}}{{Election box end}}

Result of the previous General Election

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1945: Wigan^[3]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Foster
|votes = 31,392
|percentage = 68.2
|change = {{increase}} 6.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Evelyn Charles Lacy Hulbert-Powell
|votes = 14,666
|percentage = 31.8
|change = {{decrease}} 6.9
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,726
|percentage = 36.3
|change = {{increase}} 13.7
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,058
|percentage = 80.4
|change = {{decrease}} 1.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 6.9
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2lAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XZUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2996966 Goole News search] The Glasgow Herald Archives
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034547/http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html|title=1948 By Election Results|archive-date=2012-03-14|dead-url=yes|access-date=2015-08-12}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i07.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=5 July 1945|work=Election 1945|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2011-11-08}}

Result of the by-election

Result of the previous General Election

References

Further reading