1940 Wandsworth Central by-election

The 1940 Wandsworth Central by-election was held on 22 June 1940. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Harry Nathan, in order to find a seat for the trade union leader and recently appointed Minister of Labour, Ernest Bevin, who ran as a member of the Labour Party.[1] Bevin was elected unopposed.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Janus, Cambridge University Library


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