Wigan by-election, 1948

A by-election for the constituency of Wigan in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 4 March 1948, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Foster. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Ronald Williams.

The candidate Owen L Roberts was an ex-RAF Pathfinder observer who fought the election 'for the peace and prosperity of the country'^[1]

Result

Wigan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ronald Williams	28,941	59.1
	Conservative	Harold Dowling	17,466	35.6
	Communist	T Rowlandson	1,647	3.7
	King's Cavalier	Owen L Roberts	932	1.6
Majority			11,475	23.4

Previous election

General Election 1945: Wigan^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Foster	31,392	68.2
	Conservative	ECL Hulbert-Powell	14,666	31.8
Majority			16,726	36.3
Turnout				80.4

References

↑ Goole News search The Glasgow Herald Archives
↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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