1944 Camberwell North by-election explained

Election Name:1944 Camberwell North by-election
Type:parliamentary
Country:United Kingdom
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1935 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1935
Next Election:1945 United Kingdom general election
Next Year:1945
Election Date:31 March 1944
Candidate1:Cecil Manning
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:2,655
Percentage1:79.8%
Swing1: 15.1%
Candidate2:T.F.R. Disher
Party2:Independent (politician)
Popular Vote2:674
Percentage2:20.2%
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Party:Labour Party (UK)
Turnout:11.2% (44.4%)

The 1944 Camberwell North by-election was a by-election held on 31 March 1944 for the British House of Commons constituency of Camberwell North.

The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Ammon, who was ennobled as Baron Ammon.

The Labour candidate was Cecil Manning, who was unopposed by the other parties in the wartime coalition. The only other candidate was an independent, T. F. Disher, who had also contested the previous general election in 1935. The result was one of the lowest turnouts in a by-election on record: the number of available electors was estimated at around 8,000, and Manning was elected with just 2,655 votes against Disher's 674, a majority of just 1,981.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. 'New Camberwell M.P.', The Times, 1 April 1944.