- Source: 1939 Monmouth by-election
The 1939 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 25 July 1939.
Vacancy
The Conservative MP John Herbert had resigned his seat on 1 July 1939, having been appointed as Governor of Bengal.
Previous result
Candidates
The Conservative candidate was 55-year-old Leslie Pym, who had not had previously contested a parliamentary election.
The Labour Party candidate at the 1935 general election had been 22-year-old Michael Foot, who later became Leader of the Labour Party. Foot did not contest the by-election, when the Labour candidate was F.R. Hancock, who had been unsuccessful in Salisbury at the 1929 general election and at a by-election in 1931. He had also been an unsuccessful candidate in Lewes at the 1931 and 1935 general elections. He was also a Quaker and thus opposed to all war.
Result
On a slightly reduced turnout, Pym held the seat for the Conservatives, with a reduced but still large majority of 5,815.
Aftermath
Pym was re-elected at the 1945 general election, but died five days later.
See also
Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouth
1934 Monmouth by-election
1945 Monmouth by-election
1991 Monmouth by-election
List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
References
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
Further reading
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
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