Northampton by-election, 1940

The Northampton by-election of 1940 was held on 6 December 1940. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Mervyn Manningham-Buller. It was won by the Conservative candidate Gerard Summers.[1]

Northampton by-election, 1940[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gerard Spencer Summers 16,587 93.4
Christian Pacifist William Stanley Seamark 1,167 6.6
Majority
Turnout 30.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949


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