1944 Clay Cross by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1944 Clay Cross by-election was held on 14 April 1944. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, George Ridley. It was won by the Labour candidate Harold Neal.[1]

D. Craven Griffiths, a Liberal who worked for the civil service wanted to stand in the by-election. The President of the Board of Trade refused him permission for a leave of absence to fight a campaign.[2]

Clay Cross by-election, 1944[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Neal 13,693 76.3 +1.7
Independent Anti-Fascist Phil Hicken 2,336 13.0 New
Independent Atlantic Charter William Douglas-Home 1,911 10.7 New
Majority 11,357 63.3 +14.1
Turnout 17,940
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Nottingham Evening Post 18 Jan 1944
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanac (1945), p.311
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