1944 Manchester Rusholme by-election

The 1944 Manchester Rusholme by-election was held on 8 July 1944. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edmund Radford. It was won by the Conservative candidate Frederick Cundiff.[1]

Manchester Rusholme by-election, 1944
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Cundiff 8,430 53.3 −9.3
Common Wealth H.W. Blomerley 6,670 42.1 New
Independent Labour C.J. Taylor 734 4.6 New
Majority 1,760 11.2 −22.0
Turnout 15,834 34.7 −35.1
Conservative hold Swing

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