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1948 Wigan by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

The 1948 Wigan by-election of 4 March 1948 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Foster.

The by-election was contested by four candidates: Ronald Williams (Labour), Harold Dowling (Conservative), Thomas Rowlandson (Communist), and Owen L Roberts (King's Cavalier). Roberts was an ex-RAF Pathfinder observer fighting the election "for the peace and prosperity of the country."

The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Williams gaining 59.1% of the vote, in spite of a 6.5% swing to the Conservative Party.

Result of the by-election

Result of the previous General Election

References

[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2lAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XZUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2996966 Goole News search] The Glasgow Herald Archives
"1948 By Election Results".
(5 July 1945). "Politics Resources". Politics Resources.

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