The 1946 Rotherhithe by-election was held on 19 November 1946. The by-election was held after the incumbent Labour MP, Sir Benjamin Smith became the chairman of the West Midlands Coal Board. It was won by the Labour candidate Bob Mellish.[1] London County Councillor Edward Martell beat the Conservative candidate, the future Gillingham MP Frederick Burden, into third place, polling more than one-quarter of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Mellish | 7,265 | 65.0 | -14.1 | |
| Liberal | Edward Martell | 2,821 | 25.3 | New | |
| Conservative | Frederick Burden | 1,084 | 9.7 | -11.2 | |
| Majority | 4,444 | 39.7 | -18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 11,170 | 50.9 | -17.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times, 19 November 1946
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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