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The1939 Colne Valley by-election was aparliamentary by-election held on 27 July 1939 for theBritish House of Commonsconstituency ofColne Valley.
Ernest Marklew, who had been a Councillor in Grimsby, was first elected as MP for Colne Valley in 1935 when he gained the seat from the Liberal Party.[citation needed] He died on 14 June 1939, forcing a by-election on the Labour Party.[citation needed]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ernest Marklew | 16,725 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal | Lance Mallalieu | 12,946 | 30.6 | ||
| Conservative | M.G. Crofton | 10,917 | 25.8 | ||
| Independent | W.G. Bagnall | 1,754 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,779 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,342 | 76.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal | Swing | ||||
The Labour Party selected 52-year-oldGlenvil Hall to defend the seat. He had been Labour MP for Portsmouth Central from 1929 to 1931.[citation needed] The Liberal Party selected 34-year-oldLance Mallalieu to fight the seat. He had been the MP for the seat from 1931 until defeated by Marklew at the last General Election in 1935.[citation needed] The Conservative Party selected 41-year-oldCecil Pike as their new candidate. He had been Conservative MP for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1931 to 1935.[citation needed]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glenvil Hall | 17,277 | 48.6 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal | Lance Mallalieu | 9,228 | 26.0 | −4.6 | |
| Conservative | Cecil Frederick Pike | 9,012 | 25.4 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 8,049 | 22.6 | +13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 35,517 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Hall continued as MP for Colne Valley until his death in 1962. He served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the 1945-50 Labour government.[citation needed]Mallalieu left the Liberal Party for Labour before being elected Labour MP for Brigg in 1948.[citation needed]Pike did not contest another election.[citation needed]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glenvil Hall | 23,488 | 54.7 | ||
| Conservative | S. Smith | 11,593 | 27.0 | ||
| Liberal | G. K. Lawrence | 7,890 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 11,895 | 27.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,971 | 79.2 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||