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1945 Chelmsford by-election

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At the outbreak of war, the Conservative, Liberal and Labour parties had agreed an electoral truce which meant that when a by-election occurred, the party that was defending the seat would not be opposed by an official candidate from the other two parties. When the Labour and Liberal parties joined
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When the 29-year-old Millington took his seat, he was the youngest MP in the House, which had been elected in 1935. The victory signalled the shift in public opinion that led the Labour party to pull out of the wartime coalition government and win a landslide victory in the 5 July 1945 general
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Chelmsford had been won by the Conservative Party at every election since 1924, when they re-gained the seat from the Liberals, and was now a safe seat. The result at the last General election was as follows;
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the Coalition government, it was agreed that any by-election candidate defending a government seat would receive a letter of endorsement jointly signed by all the party leaders.
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Polling day was set for 26 April 1945. When nominations closed, it was to reveal a two horse race, between the Conservative Cook and Millington for the Common Wealth party.
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F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
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F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
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Millington advocated a socialist programme based on nationalisation of the land and public ownership.
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Cook received a joint letter of endorsement from all the leaders of the parties in the coalition.
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and joined the Labour Party in April 1946. The result at the following General election;
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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies
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Cook, as Brian Batsford, was elected as Tory MP for Ealing South at a
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The local Conservatives selected 35-year-old Flight Lieutenant
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Chelmsford in Essex, showing boundaries used from 1918 to 1945.
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1935 general election : Chelmsford Electorate 61,661
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Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party 1937-40
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The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting
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by-election
British House of Commons
Chelmsford
Essex
Conservative
MP
John Macnamara
Conservative
John Macnamara
Labour
Turnout
Conservative
Swing
Brian Cook
Common Wealth Party
Ernest Millington
RAF Bomber Command
Second World War
wing commander
Distinguished Flying Cross
Common Wealth
Ernest Millington
Conservative
Brian Cook
Turnout
Common Wealth
Conservative
Swing
1945 general election

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