1939 Caerphilly by-election

The 1939 Caerphilly by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 4 July 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Caerphilly.

Previous MP

Morgan Jones was the previous member of Parliament. He died on 23 April 1939. He was a conscientious objector during the First World War.

Previous result

General election 1935: Caerphilly^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Morgan Jones	24,846	76.2	+8.6
	Conservative	GT Stoneham	7,738	23.8	−8.6
Majority			17,108	52.4	+17.2
Turnout			32,584	72.3	−4.3
Registered electors			45,057
	Labour hold		Swing

Candidates

Ness Edwards was a coal miner and during the first world war, a conscientious objector. Ronald Bell was a barrister, and later became a politician.

Result

1939 Caerphilly by-election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ness Edwards	19,847	68.0	−8.2
	Conservative	Ronald Bell	9,349	32.0	+8.2
Majority			10,498	36.0	−16.4
Turnout			29,196	68.4	−3.9
Registered electors			42,678
	Labour hold		Swing

Aftermath

General election 1945: Caerphilly^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ness Edwards	29,158	80.2	+4.0
	Conservative	John Frederick Manuel de Courcy	7,189	19.8	−4.0
Majority			21,969	60.4	+8.0
Turnout			36,347	77.2	+4.9
Registered electors			47,078
	Labour hold		Swing