1939 Southwark North by-election

1939 Southwark North by-election

19 May 1939
Constituency of Southwark North
First party Second party   LNP Candidate George Isaacs A.H. Henderson-Livesey Party Labour National Liberal Popular vote 5,815 4,322 Percentage 57.4% 42.6% Swing 7.6% 7.6%
A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Southwark North highlighted in red.
MP before election Edward Strauss National Liberal Elected MP George Isaacs Labour

The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

Previous Result

1935 United Kingdom general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Edward Strauss	8,086	50.2
	Labour	George Isaacs	8,007	49.8
Majority			79	0.4
Turnout			16,093
	National Liberal hold		Swing

Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Isaacs	5,815	57.4	+7.6
	National Liberal	A.H. Henderson-Livesey	4,322	42.6	−7.6
Majority			1,493	14.8	N/A
Turnout			10,137
	Labour gain from National Liberal		Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

1945 United Kingdom general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Isaacs	5,943	69.0	+11.6
	National Liberal	Edward Terrell	2,673	31.0	−11.6
Majority			3,270	38.0	+23.2
Turnout			8,616
	Labour hold		Swing