Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947
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The Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 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
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to elect a new Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the British House of Commons constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Liverpool Edge Hill
Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Edge Hill was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside, centred around Edge Hill...
on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant on the death of the constituency's Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Richard Clitherow
Richard Clitherow
Richard Clitherow was a Labour party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Edge Hill at the 1945 general election, but died in office in 1947, aged 45. After his death, the by-election for his seat was won by Labour's Arthur Irvine.- External links :...
.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
.
Votes
See also
- Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Edge Hill was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside, centred around Edge Hill...
- Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1979Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1979The Liverpool Edge Hill by-election of 1979 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 29 March 1979 to elect a new Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill....
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside