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1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election
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The 1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant on the death of the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Clitherow.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
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| Labour | 10,827 | 52.1 | −12.8 | |
| Conservative | 8,874 | 42.6 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | 910 | 4.4 | New | |
| Ind. Labour Party | 154 | 0.7 | New | |
| Independent | 48 | 0.2 | New | |
| 1,953 | 9.5 | −20.3 | ||
| 20,813 | 62.7 | −3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | −10.2 |
- Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
- 1979 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside
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