1940 East Renfrewshire by-election

The 1940 East Renfrewshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 May 1940 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Renfrewshire in Scotland.

## Previous MP

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The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), the Marquess of Clydesdale, succeeded to the peerage as Duke of Hamilton. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat at a by-election in 1930.

## Candidates

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During the Second World War unopposed by-elections were common, since the major parties had agreed not to contest by-elections when vacancies arose in seats held by the other parties; contests occurred only when independent candidates or minor parties chose to stand.

The Unionist candidate in East Renfrewshire, Guy Lloyd, therefore did not face a Labour Party or Liberal candidate. However, the Independent Labour Party (ILP) did not support the electoral truce, and Annie Maxton (sister of ILP leader James Maxton) stood as an ILP candidate in the by-election.

## Result

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On a much-reduced turnout, the result was a massive victory for Lloyd, who won 80.7% of the votes. He remained East Renfrewshire's MP until he stepped down at the 1959 election.

## Previous election

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General election, 1935: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | 35,121  | 55.6  | −3.8
| Labour Co-op | J. Barr  | 21,475  | 34.0  | +7.3
| SNP | W.O. Brown  | 6,593  | 10.4  | −3.5
Majority  | 13,646  | 21.6  | −11.1
Turnout | 63,189  | 75.9  | −4.8
| Unionist hold | Swing | −6.6  |

## Votes

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East Renfrewshire by-election, 9th May 1940  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 34,316  | 80.7  | +25.1
| Ind. Labour Party | Annie Maxton | 8,206  | 19.3  | N/A
Majority  | 26,110  | 61.4  | +39.8
Turnout | 42,522  | 43.4  | −32.5
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

## Next election

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General election, 1945: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 42,310  | 53.6  | −2.0
| Labour Co-op | D. McArthur  | 36,634  | 46.4  | +12.4
Majority  | 5,676  | 7.2  | −14.4
Turnout | 78,944  | 67.2  | −8.7
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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* East Renfrewshire constituency
* East Renfrewshire
* 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election
* 1930 East Renfrewshire by-election
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)

## References

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* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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