5 July 1945
Result
An election was held in Gravesend on 5 July 1945 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Garry Allighan 21,609 | 52.5 | |||
Conservative |
Irving Albery *14,553 | 35.3 | |||
Liberal |
Reginald Edwin Goodfellow 5,033 | 12.2 | |||
Majority | 7,056 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,195 | 74.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
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