1945 Kensington South by-election

The 1945 Kensington South by-election was held on 20 November 1945. The byelection was held due to the elevation to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Davison. It was won by the Conservative candidate Richard Law.[1]

By-election, 20 November 1945[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Law	15,846	81.7	+11.9
	Liberal	Lancelot Spicer	3,559	18.3	+7.0
Majority			12,287	68.4
Turnout			52,750	36.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
"1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

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