Croydon North by-election, 1948

The Croydon North by-election, 1948 was a parliamentary by-election held in the British House of Commons constituency of Croydon North on 11 March 1948. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament Henry Willink had resigned, having held the seat since a by-election in 1940.

The Conservative candidate Fred Harris held the seat for his party with a much increased majority.

Election results

1948 By-election: Croydon North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Harris	36,200	54.0	+13.9
	Labour	Hon. Harold Nicolson	24,536	36.6	-3.5
	Liberal	Donald Bennett	6,321	9.4	-9.4
Majority			11,664	17.4	+16.3
Turnout			67,057
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.7

General Election 1945: Croydon North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Willink	23,417	41.1	-26.0
	Labour	Marian Billson	22,810	40.1	+7.2
	Liberal	John Howard	10,714	18.8	+18.8
Majority			607	1.1	-33.0
Turnout			56,941
	Conservative hold		Swing	-16.6 v. 1935

See also

• Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)
• Croydon North by-election, 1940
• List of United Kingdom by-elections