1939 Stretford by-election

The 1939 Stretford by-election was held on 8 December 1939. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Anthony Crossley in a plane crash in Denmark in August 1939. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Etherton.

By-election 1939: Lancashire, Stretford Division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Etherton 23,408 79.8 +15.4
Ind. Labour Party Robert Edwards 4,424 15.1 N/A
Communist Eric Gower 1,514 5.1 New
Majority 18,984 64.7 +35.9
Turnout 29,346
Conservative hold Swing
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