1940 Preston by-election explained
The 1940 Preston by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire on 25 September 1940.[1] [2] The seat had become vacant on the death of the Conservative Member of Parliament Adrian Moreing, who had held the seat since the 1931 general election.[3]
During the Second World War, the parties in the war-time coalition government had agreed not to contest by-elections where a seat held by any of their parties fell vacant.[4] In addition, S. M. Holden announced that he would not nominate a "British Pensions Movement" candidate.[5] As a result, tthe Conservative candidate, Randolph Churchill (son of Prime Minister Winston Churchill), was returned unopposed. He represented the constituency until his defeat at the 1945 general election.[6]
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Notes and References
- News: 27 September 1940 . ESSENCE OF THE WEEK . 2024-11-06 . Shepton Mallet Journal . Somerset, England . Newspapers.com.
- News: 3 October 1940 . NOTES BY THE WAY . 2024-11-06 . The Ormskirk Advertiser . Lancashire, England . Newspapers.com.
- News: 12 July 1940 . M.P. FOR PRESTON – Death Of Mr. A. C. Moreing . 2024-11-06 . Liverpool Daily Post . Newspapers.com.
- Book: Wheatcroft, Geoffrey . Churchill's Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy . 2021 . Random House . 9781473566378 . 250.
- News: 13 September 1940 . Northern By-Elections . 2024-11-06 . The Times . The Times Digital Archive.
- Swift . John . 2011 . Randolph Churchill and the General Election in Preston, 1945: Bucking the Trend . Northern History . 48 . 1 . 123–144 . 10.1179/174587011X12928631621393.
