1939 Southwark North by-election
# 1939 Southwark North by-election

The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

## Previous Result

1935 United Kingdom general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Liberal | Edward Strauss | 8,086 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 8,007 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,093 | |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | |

## Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 5,815 | 57.4 | +7.6 |
| | National Liberal | A.H. Henderson-Livesey | 4,322 | 42.6 | -7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,137 | | |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |

## Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

1945 United Kingdom general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Isaacs | 5,943 | 69.0 | +11.6 |
| | National Liberal | Edward Terrell | 2,673 | 31.0 | -11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,270 | 38.0 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,616 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
