The 1940 Newcastle upon Tyne West by-election was held on 5 July 1940. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP,

Joseph Leech Sir Joseph William Leech (1865 – 30 May 1940) was a Unionist Party (now Conservative Party) politician elected as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West between 1931 and 1940. The son of Isaac Leech and Sarah, Leech was chr ...

. It was won unopposed by the Conservative candidate

William Nunn William Nunn (20 March 1879 – 16 December 1971) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1931 general election, Nunn was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Whitehaven constituency in Cumberland. He lost his s ...

F. W. S. Craig Frederick Walter Scott Craig (10 December 1929 – 23 March 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results. He originally worked in public relations, compilin ...

. ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949''. Political Reference Publications, 1969

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