1943 Belfast West by-election

The 1943 Belfast West by-election, was a by-election held on 9 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Belfast West, in Northern Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Browne had died in December 1942.^[1]

The winner was Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie, a shock result in what had previously been a Unionist safe seat.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NI Labour	Jack Beattie	19,936	46.2	*N/A*
	UUP	Knox Cunningham	14,426	33.4	–29.2
	Ind. Unionist Party	William McConnell Wilton	7,551	17.5	N/A
	Ind. Republican	Hugh Corvin	1,250	2.9	–34.5
Majority			5,510	12.8	N/A
Turnout			43,163	54.8	–13.2
Registered electors			78,763
	NI Labour gain from UUP		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Alexander Browne	34,060	62.6	+4.0
	Ind. Republican	Charles Leddy	20,313	37.4	N/A
Majority			13,747	25.2	+8.0
Turnout			54,373	68.0	−0.1
Registered electors			79,902
	UUP hold		Swing

Result