1939 Kennington by-election

The 1939 Kennington by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kennington.

Result

Kennington by-election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wilmot	10,715	60.1	+11.2
	Conservative	A. Kennedy	7,119	39.9	−11.2
Majority			3,596	20.2	N/A
Turnout			43,907	40.6	−15.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General election, 5 July 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Gibson	12,910	70.2
	Conservative	S. H. Stanley	5,471	29.8
Majority			7,439	40.4
Turnout			29,529	62.2
	Labour hold		Swing