1940 Spen Valley by-election
The 1940 Spen Valley by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Spen Valley on 1 June 1940. The seat had become vacant when the Liberal National Member of Parliament Sir John Simon, had been elevated to the peerage as Viscount Simon.[1] Simon had held the seat since the 1922 general election.
During the Second World War the political parties in the Coalition Government had agreed not to contest by-elections when a vacancy arose in any of the seats held by the other coalition parties. As a result, the only candidate was William Woolley of the Liberal National Party, who was returned unopposed.[1] He represented the constituency until his defeat at the 1945 general election.
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[edit]- ^ a b "New M.P. for Spen Valley". Birmingham Daily Post. 3 June 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- 1940 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1940 in England
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies
- Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies
- Elections in Kirklees
- 1940s in Yorkshire
- June 1940 events in the United Kingdom