Birmingham Handsworth by-election, 1950

The Birmingham Handsworth by-election was held on 16 November 1950. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative Party MP Harold Roberts. It was won by the Conservative Edward Boyle.^[1]

Birmingham Handsworth by-election, 1950^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sir Edward Boyle	22,083	60.7	+10.2
	Labour	CR Bence	13,852	38.1	-1.1
	Independent	SW Keatley	453	1.2	N/A
Majority			8,231	22.6	+11.3
Turnout			36,388	63.2	-19.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons1.htm
2. "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.