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the <a href="/wiki/British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="British House of Commons">British House of Commons</a> constituency of <a href="/wiki/Argyllshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Argyllshire</a>, on 10 April 1940. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vacancy">Vacancy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Vacancy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting <a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Alexander_Macquisten" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Alexander Macquisten">Frederick Alexander Macquisten</a> on 29 February 1940 at the age of 69. He had been MP here since gaining the seat in 1924. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_history">Election history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Election history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Argyllshire had been won by the Unionists at every election since 1924 but was a marginal seat in which the Liberal Party had continued to challenge strongly. The result at the last General election was as follows; </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>1935 general election : Argyllshire <sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#5555FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Alexander_Macquisten" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Alexander Macquisten">Frederick Alexander Macquisten</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>13,260 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.6 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b><i>N/A</i> </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Basil_Murray" title="Basil Murray">Basil Andrew Murray</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11,486 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">46.4 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,774 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7.2 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">24,746 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">56.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #5555FF"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidates">Candidates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In August 1939 with the expectation of an imminent General Election, the local Unionists had replaced Macquisten as candidate with 52-year-old <a href="/wiki/Duncan_McCallum" title="Duncan McCallum">Duncan McCallum</a>. He was serving as an Honorary Attaché at the British Legations in <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>.</li> <li>Back in 1938 the local Liberals had selected 37-year-old <a href="/wiki/John_Bannerman,_Baron_Bannerman_of_Kildonan" title="John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan">John Bannerman</a> to regain the seat at the forthcoming General Election. He was a former Scottish Rugby Union International. Bannerman became active in Liberal politics from the 1930s. He was particularly interested in the problems of depopulation and unemployment for ordinary people in the Scottish Highlands and islands.</li> <li>Although the Labour party had not contested the seat since 1929, in January 1939 they selected A. MacNeill Weir, a relative of <a href="/wiki/Lauchlin_MacNeill_Weir" class="mw-redirect" title="Lauchlin MacNeill Weir">Lauchlin MacNeill Weir</a> who had fought the seat in 1918.</li></ul> <p>At the outbreak of war, the Conservative, Liberal and Labour parties had agreed an electoral truce which meant that when a by-election occurred, the party that was defending the seat would not be opposed by an official candidate from the other two parties. Approaches were made by the Liberals to the Unionists for them to support Bannerman being returned rather than their own candidate. However, with the Liberal Party sitting in opposition to the Chamberlain led Government, this was never likely to happen. Both Bannerman and Weir duly withdrew. </p><p>On the 8 March, the largely insignificant <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> chose to intervene. On 12 March, they chose as their candidate, 66-year-old <a href="/wiki/William_Power_(Scottish_politician)" title="William Power (Scottish politician)">William Power</a> who was from Glasgow.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign">Campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Polling day was set for 10 April 1940. When nominations closed, it was to reveal a two horse race, between McCallum for the Unionists and Power, for the Nationalists. </p><p>McCallum was in Egypt at the time of the death of Macquisten and remained there until returning to Scotland after his first campaign meeting on 26 March 1940, more than two weeks after he knew he would be opposed. </p><p>Half of the constituency was in a restricted area, and candidates and speakers were required to obtain permits to pass in and out. The authorities rejected the permit applications of the Nationalist candidate, effectively restricting his movements. </p><p>The SNP campaign sought to highlight government neglect of the Highlands. Power chose not to disagree with the government's foreign policy. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a> sent a message to McCallum stating, We are fighting for just and durable peace which will restore freedom and security to Europe and rid us of the perpetual menace of war. The Premier expressed the hope that "the electors of Argyllshire will send you to Parliament by such a majority as will provide convincing evidence of the national unity of purpose in the prosecution of the war." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Result">Result</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Result"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As expected the Unionists held the seat. The SNP managed to poll over 7,000 votes,<sup id="cite_ref-Herald_13Apr1940_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herald_13Apr1940-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the vast majority of which were believed to be from the 11,000 people who voted Liberal last time. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><b>1940 Argyllshire by-election</b> <sup id="cite_ref-Herald_13Apr1940_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herald_13Apr1940-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#5555FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Duncan_McCallum" title="Duncan McCallum">Duncan McCallum</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>12,317 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>62.8 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+9.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Power_(Scottish_politician)" title="William Power (Scottish politician)">William Power</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7,308 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">37.2 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5,009 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">25.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+17.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">19,625 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">47.9 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−8.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #5555FF"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McCallum took his seat on the benches behind Neville Chamberlain, but within a month, Chamberlain had been replaced by <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>. This result catapulted Power into the leadership of the SNP. However, it did not represent any progression for the SNP in Argyll as the party did not contest the seat at the following General election. Instead both Liberal and Labour candidates who had withdrawn from the by-election came forward to challenge McCallum; The result at the following General election; </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">General election 1945</a>: Argyllshire <sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#5555FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Duncan_McCallum" title="Duncan McCallum">Duncan McCallum</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>15,791 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.6 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+3.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn">A MacNeill Weir </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8,889 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">31.9 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Bannerman,_Baron_Bannerman_of_Kildonan" title="John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan">John MacDonald Bannerman</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3,228 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−34.8 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6,902 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">24.7 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+17.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">27,908 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">63.9 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+7.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #5555FF"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Kingdom by-elections">List of United Kingdom by-elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_by-election_records" title="United Kingdom by-election records">United Kingdom by-election records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Argyllshire_by-election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; 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href="/wiki/1936_Clay_Cross_by-election" title="1936 Clay Cross by-election">Clay Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Preston_by-election" title="1936 Preston by-election">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Greenock_by-election" title="1936 Greenock by-election">Greenock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1937</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>February: <a href="/wiki/1937_St_Pancras_North_by-election" title="1937 St Pancras North by-election">St Pancras North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Manchester_Gorton_by-election" title="1937 Manchester Gorton by-election">Manchester Gorton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Oxford_University_by-election" title="1937 Oxford University by-election">Oxford University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Richmond-upon-Thames_by-election" title="1937 Richmond-upon-Thames by-election">Richmond-upon-Thames</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1937_Combined_English_Universities_by-election" title="1937 Combined English Universities by-election">Combined English Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Tonbridge_by-election" title="1937 Tonbridge by-election">Tonbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Farnham_by-election" title="1937 Farnham by-election">Farnham</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1937_Stalybridge_and_Hyde_by-election" title="1937 Stalybridge and Hyde by-election">Stalybridge and Hyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Wandsworth_Central_by-election" title="1937 Wandsworth Central by-election">Wandsworth Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Birmingham_West_by-election" title="1937 Birmingham West by-election">Birmingham West</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1937_York_by-election" title="1937 York by-election">York</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1937_Glasgow_Hillhead_by-election" title="1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election">Glasgow Hillhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Buckingham_by-election" title="1937 Buckingham by-election">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Plymouth_Drake_by-election" title="1937 Plymouth Drake by-election">Plymouth Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Cheltenham_by-election" title="1937 Cheltenham by-election">Cheltenham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Hemel_Hempstead_by-election" title="1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election">Hemel Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Holland_with_Boston_by-election" title="1937 Holland with Boston by-election">Holland with Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Bewdley_by-election" title="1937 Bewdley by-election">Bewdley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Ilford_by-election" title="1937 Ilford by-election">Ilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_St_Ives_by-election" title="1937 St Ives by-election">St Ives</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1937_Kingston-upon-Thames_by-election" title="1937 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election">Kingston-upon-Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Chertsey_by-election" title="1937 Chertsey by-election">Chertsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_North_Dorset_by-election" title="1937 North Dorset by-election">North Dorset</a></li> <li>September: <a href="/wiki/1937_Glasgow_Springburn_by-election" title="1937 Glasgow Springburn by-election">Glasgow Springburn</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1937_Islington_North_by-election" title="1937 Islington North by-election">Islington North</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1937_Hastings_by-election" title="1937 Hastings by-election">Hastings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1938</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>January: <a href="/wiki/1938_Farnworth_by-election" title="1938 Farnworth by-election">Farnworth</a></li> <li>February: <a href="/wiki/1938_Pontypridd_by-election" title="1938 Pontypridd by-election">Pontypridd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Ipswich_by-election" title="1938 Ipswich by-election">Ipswich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Combined_Scottish_Universities_by-election" title="1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election">Combined Scottish Universities</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1938_City_of_London_by-election" title="1938 City of London by-election">City of London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Fulham_West_by-election" title="1938 Fulham West by-election">Fulham West</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1938_Lichfield_by-election" title="1938 Lichfield by-election">Lichfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Aylesbury_by-election" title="1938 Aylesbury by-election">Aylesbury</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1938_West_Derbyshire_by-election" title="1938 West Derbyshire by-election">West Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Stafford_by-election" title="1938 Stafford by-election">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Barnsley_by-election" title="1938 Barnsley by-election">Barnsley</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1938_Willesden_East_by-election" title="1938 Willesden East by-election">Willesden East</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1938_Oxford_by-election" title="1938 Oxford by-election">Oxford</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1938_Dartford_by-election" title="1938 Dartford by-election">Dartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Walsall_by-election" title="1938 Walsall by-election">Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Bridgwater_by-election" title="1938 Bridgwater by-election">Bridgwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Doncaster_by-election" title="1938 Doncaster by-election">Doncaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Lewisham_West_by-election" title="1938 Lewisham West by-election">Lewisham West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Fylde_by-election" title="1938 Fylde by-election">Fylde</a></li> <li>December: <a href="/wiki/1938_Kinross_and_Western_Perthshire_by-election" title="1938 Kinross and Western Perthshire by-election">Kinross and Western Perthshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1939</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>January: <a href="/wiki/1939_East_Norfolk_by-election" title="1939 East Norfolk by-election">East Norfolk</a></li> <li>February: <a href="/wiki/1939_Holderness_by-election" title="1939 Holderness by-election">Holderness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Ripon_by-election" title="1939 Ripon by-election">Ripon</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1939_Batley_and_Morley_by-election" title="1939 Batley and Morley by-election">Batley and Morley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Kincardineshire_and_Western_Aberdeenshire_by-election" title="1939 Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire by-election">Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1939_South_Ayrshire_by-election" title="1939 South Ayrshire by-election">South Ayrshire</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1939_Down_by-election" title="1939 Down by-election">Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Sheffield_Hallam_by-election" title="1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election">Sheffield Hallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Westminster_Abbey_by-election" title="1939 Westminster Abbey by-election">Westminster Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Birmingham_Aston_by-election" title="1939 Birmingham Aston by-election">Birmingham Aston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Southwark_North_by-election" title="1939 Southwark North by-election">Southwark North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Kennington_by-election" title="1939 Kennington by-election">Kennington</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1939_Caerphilly_by-election" title="1939 Caerphilly by-election">Caerphilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Portsmouth_South_by-election" title="1939 Portsmouth South by-election">Portsmouth South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_North_Cornwall_by-election" title="1939 North Cornwall by-election">North Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Hythe_by-election" title="1939 Hythe by-election">Hythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Monmouth_by-election" title="1939 Monmouth by-election">Monmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Colne_Valley_by-election" title="1939 Colne Valley by-election">Colne Valley</a></li> <li>August: <a href="/wiki/1939_Brecon_and_Radnorshire_by-election" title="1939 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election">Brecon and Radnorshire</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1939_Fareham_by-election" title="1939 Fareham by-election">Fareham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_High_Peak_by-election" title="1939 High Peak by-election">High Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Clackmannanshire_and_East_Stirlingshire_by-election" title="1939 Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election">Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Ormskirk_by-election" title="1939 Ormskirk by-election">Ormskirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Ashton-under-Lyne_by-election" title="1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election">Ashton-under-Lyne</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1939_Macclesfield_by-election" title="1939 Macclesfield by-election">Macclesfield</a></li> <li>December: <a href="/wiki/1939_Streatham_by-election" title="1939 Streatham by-election">Streatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Stretford_by-election" title="1939 Stretford by-election">Stretford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Wells_by-election" title="1939 Wells by-election">Wells</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>February: <a href="/wiki/February_1940_Southampton_by-election" title="February 1940 Southampton by-election">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_City_of_London_by-election" title="1940 City of London by-election">City of London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Swansea_East_by-election" title="1940 Swansea East by-election">Swansea East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Belfast_East_by-election" title="1940 Belfast East by-election">Belfast East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Southwark_Central_by-election" title="1940 Southwark Central by-election">Southwark Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Silvertown_by-election" title="1940 Silvertown by-election">Silvertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Cambridge_University_by-election" title="1940 Cambridge University by-election">Cambridge University</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1940_Kettering_by-election" title="1940 Kettering by-election">Kettering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_City_of_Chester_by-election" title="1940 City of Chester by-election">City of Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Leeds_North_East_by-election" title="1940 Leeds North East by-election">Leeds North East</a></li> <li>April: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Argyllshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Lonsdale_by-election" title="1940 Lonsdale by-election">Lonsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Battersea_North_by-election" title="1940 Battersea North by-election">Battersea North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Glasgow_Pollok_by-election" title="1940 Glasgow Pollok by-election">Glasgow Pollok</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1940_Brighton_by-election" title="1940 Brighton by-election">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_East_Renfrewshire_by-election" title="1940 East Renfrewshire by-election">East Renfrewshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Middleton_and_Prestwich_by-election" title="1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election">Middleton and Prestwich</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1940_Spen_Valley_by-election" title="1940 Spen Valley by-election">Spen Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_North_by-election" title="1940 Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election">Newcastle North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Bow_and_Bromley_by-election" title="1940 Bow and Bromley by-election">Bow and Bromley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Croydon_North_by-election" title="1940 Croydon North by-election">Croydon North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Wandsworth_Central_by-election" title="1940 Wandsworth Central by-election">Wandsworth Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Bournemouth_by-election" title="1940 Bournemouth by-election">Bournemouth</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1940_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_West_by-election" title="1940 Newcastle upon Tyne West by-election">Newcastle West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Montrose_Burghs_by-election" title="1940 Montrose Burghs by-election">Montrose Burghs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Nottingham_Central_by-election" title="1940 Nottingham Central by-election">Nottingham Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Rochdale_by-election" title="1940 Rochdale by-election">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Wansbeck_by-election" title="1940 Wansbeck by-election">Wansbeck</a></li> <li>August: <a href="/wiki/1940_Middlesbrough_West_by-election" title="1940 Middlesbrough West by-election">Middlesbrough West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Mitcham_by-election" title="1940 Mitcham by-election">Mitcham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Heywood_and_Radcliffe_by-election" title="1940 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election">Heywood and Radcliffe</a></li> <li>September: <a href="/wiki/1940_Bolton_by-election" title="1940 Bolton by-election">Bolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Manchester_Exchange_by-election" title="1940 Manchester Exchange by-election">Manchester Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Preston_by-election" title="1940 Preston by-election">Preston</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1940_Queen%27s_University_of_Belfast_by-election" title="1940 Queen's University of Belfast by-election">Queen's University of Belfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Aldershot_by-election" title="1940 Aldershot by-election">Aldershot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1940_Southampton_by-election" title="November 1940 Southampton by-election">Southampton</a></li> <li>December: <a href="/wiki/1940_Northampton_by-election" title="1940 Northampton by-election">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Birmingham_Edgbaston_by-election" title="1940 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election">Birmingham Edgbaston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1941</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>February: <a href="/wiki/1941_Doncaster_by-election" title="1941 Doncaster by-election">Doncaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_South_Dorset_by-election" title="1941 South Dorset by-election">South Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Petersfield_by-election" title="1941 Petersfield by-election">Petersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Dunbartonshire_by-election" title="1941 Dunbartonshire by-election">Dunbartonshire</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1941_Hitchin_by-election" title="1941 Hitchin by-election">Hitchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Bodmin_by-election" title="1941 Bodmin by-election">Bodmin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Carmarthen_by-election" title="1941 Carmarthen by-election">Carmarthen</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1941_Great_Yarmouth_by-election" title="1941 Great Yarmouth by-election">Great Yarmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_West_Bromwich_by-election" title="1941 West Bromwich by-election">West Bromwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Mansfield_by-election" title="1941 Mansfield by-election">Mansfield</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1941_Birmingham_King%27s_Norton_by-election" title="1941 Birmingham King's Norton by-election">Birmingham King's Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Hornsey_by-election" title="1941 Hornsey by-election">Hornsey</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1941_West_Dorset_by-election" title="1941 West Dorset by-election">West Dorset</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1941_Greenock_by-election" title="1941 Greenock by-election">Greenock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Edinburgh_West_by-election" title="1941 Edinburgh West by-election">Edinburgh West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Dudley_by-election" title="1941 Dudley by-election">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Pontefract_by-election" title="1941 Pontefract by-election">Pontefract</a></li> <li>August: <a href="/wiki/1941_Berwick-upon-Tweed_by-election" title="1941 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election">Berwick-upon-Tweed</a></li> <li>September: <a href="/wiki/1941_Scarborough_and_Whitby_by-election" title="1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election">Scarborough and Whitby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_The_Wrekin_by-election" title="1941 The Wrekin by-election">The Wrekin</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1941_Lancaster_by-election" title="1941 Lancaster by-election">Lancaster</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1941_Brighton_by-election" title="1941 Brighton by-election">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Hampstead_by-election" title="1941 Hampstead by-election">Hampstead</a></li> <li>December: <a href="/wiki/1941_Harrow_by-election" title="1941 Harrow by-election">Harrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Edinburgh_Central_by-election" title="1941 Edinburgh Central by-election">Edinburgh Central</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>February: <a href="/wiki/1942_North_East_Derbyshire_by-election" title="1942 North East Derbyshire by-election">North East Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Keighley_by-election" title="1942 Keighley by-election">Keighley</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1942_Nuneaton_by-election" title="1942 Nuneaton by-election">Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Manchester_Gorton_by-election" title="1942 Manchester Gorton by-election">Manchester Gorton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Newcastle-under-Lyme_by-election" title="1942 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election">Newcastle-under-Lyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Wigan_by-election" title="1942 Wigan by-election">Wigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Grantham_by-election" title="1942 Grantham by-election">Grantham</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1942_Tavistock_by-election" title="1942 Tavistock by-election">Tavistock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Cardiff_East_by-election" title="1942 Cardiff East by-election">Cardiff East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Glasgow_Cathcart_by-election" title="1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election">Glasgow Cathcart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Wallasey_by-election" title="1942 Wallasey by-election">Wallasey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Rugby_by-election" title="1942 Rugby by-election">Rugby</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1942_Putney_by-election" title="1942 Putney by-election">Putney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Chichester_by-election" title="1942 Chichester by-election">Chichester</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1942_Llandaff_and_Barry_by-election" title="1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election">Llandaff and Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Maldon_by-election" title="1942 Maldon by-election">Maldon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Windsor_by-election" title="1942 Windsor by-election">Windsor</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1942_Salisbury_by-election" title="1942 Salisbury by-election">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Spennymoor_by-election" title="1942 Spennymoor by-election">Spennymoor</a></li> <li>August: <a href="/wiki/1942_Rothwell_by-election" title="1942 Rothwell by-election">Rothwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Whitechapel_and_St_Georges_by-election" title="1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election">Whitechapel and St Georges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Poplar_South_by-election" title="1942 Poplar South by-election">Poplar South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Sheffield_Park_by-election" title="1942 Sheffield Park by-election">Sheffield Park</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1942_Manchester_Clayton_by-election" title="1942 Manchester Clayton by-election">Manchester Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Ince_by-election" title="1942 Ince by-election">Ince</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1943</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>January: <a href="/wiki/1943_Hamilton_by-election" title="1943 Hamilton by-election">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_University_of_Wales_by-election" title="1943 University of Wales by-election">University of Wales</a></li> <li>February: <a href="/wiki/1943_Belfast_West_by-election" title="1943 Belfast West by-election">Belfast West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Ashford_by-election" title="1943 Ashford by-election">Ashford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Antrim_by-election" title="1943 Antrim by-election">Antrim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Midlothian_and_Peebles_Northern_by-election" title="1943 Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election">Midlothian and Peebles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_King%27s_Lynn_by-election" title="1943 King's Lynn by-election">King's Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Portsmouth_North_by-election" title="1943 Portsmouth North by-election">Portsmouth North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Bristol_Central_by-election" title="1943 Bristol Central by-election">Bristol Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Watford_by-election" title="1943 Watford by-election">Watford</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1943_Buckingham_by-election" title="1943 Buckingham by-election">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Eddisbury_by-election" title="1943 Eddisbury by-election">Eddisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Daventry_by-election" title="1943 Daventry by-election">Daventry</a></li> <li>June: <a href="/wiki/1943_The_Hartlepools_by-election" title="1943 The Hartlepools by-election">The Hartlepools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Newark_by-election" title="1943 Newark by-election">Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Birmingham_Aston_by-election" title="1943 Birmingham Aston by-election">Birmingham Aston</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1943_Burton-on-Trent_by-election" title="1943 Burton-on-Trent by-election">Burton-on-Trent</a></li> <li>August: <a href="/wiki/1943_Chippenham_by-election" title="1943 Chippenham by-election">Chippenham</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1943_St_Albans_by-election" title="1943 St Albans by-election">St Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Peterborough_by-election" title="1943 Peterborough by-election">Peterborough</a></li> <li>November: <a href="/wiki/1943_Woolwich_West_by-election" title="1943 Woolwich West by-election">Woolwich West</a></li> <li>December: <a href="/wiki/1943_Consett_by-election" title="1943 Consett by-election">Consett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Darwen_by-election" title="1943 Darwen by-election">Darwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Acton_by-election" title="1943 Acton by-election">Acton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1944</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>January: <a href="/wiki/1944_Skipton_by-election" title="1944 Skipton by-election">Skipton</a></li> <li>February: <a href="/wiki/1944_Brighton_by-election" title="1944 Brighton by-election">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_West_Derbyshire_by-election" title="1944 West Derbyshire by-election">West Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Kirkcaldy_Burghs_by-election" title="1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election">Kirkcaldy Burghs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Sheffield_Attercliffe_by-election" title="1944 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election">Sheffield Attercliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Bury_St_Edmunds_by-election" title="1944 Bury St Edmunds by-election">Bury St Edmunds</a></li> <li>March: <a href="/wiki/1944_Camberwell_North_by-election" title="1944 Camberwell North by-election">Camberwell North</a></li> <li>April: <a href="/wiki/1944_Clay_Cross_by-election" title="1944 Clay Cross by-election">Clay Cross</a></li> <li>July: <a href="/wiki/1944_Manchester_Rusholme_by-election" title="1944 Manchester Rusholme by-election">Manchester Rusholme</a></li> <li>September: <a href="/wiki/1944_Bilston_by-election" title="1944 Bilston by-election">Bilston</a></li> <li>October: <a href="/wiki/1944_Chelsea_by-election" title="1944 Chelsea by-election">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Berwick-upon-Tweed_by-election" title="1944 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election">Berwick-upon-Tweed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1945</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>April: <a href="/wiki/1945_Motherwell_by-election" title="1945 Motherwell by-election">Motherwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Combined_Scottish_Universities_by-election" title="1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election">Combined Scottish Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Chelmsford_by-election" title="1945 Chelmsford by-election">Chelmsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Caernarvon_Boroughs_by-election" title="1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election">Caernarvon Boroughs</a></li> <li>May: <a href="/wiki/1945_Middlesbrough_West_by-election" title="1945 Middlesbrough West by-election">Middlesbrough West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Neath_by-election" title="1945 Neath by-election">Neath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Newport_by-election" title="1945 Newport by-election">Newport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Lists of UK by-elections</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1801%E2%80%931806)" title="List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806)">1801–1806</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1806%E2%80%931818)" title="List of United Kingdom by-elections (1806–1818)">1806–1818</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1818%E2%80%931832)" title="List of United Kingdom by-elections (1818–1832)">1818–1832</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1832%E2%80%931847)" title="List of United Kingdom by-elections (1832–1847)">1832–1847</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1847%E2%80%931857)" title="List 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