1943 Birmingham Aston by-election

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The Birmingham Aston by-election of 1943 was held on 9 June 1943. The byelection was held due to the death during World War II of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Kellett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Redvers Prior.[1]

Birmingham Aston by-election, 1943[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Redvers Prior 6,316 72.4
Common Wealth G Hall 1,886 21.6 New
Independent S H Davis 515 6.0
Majority 4,430 50.8
Turnout 8,717
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Birmingham Daily Post". Birmingham Daily Post. 11 June 1943 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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