1941 Doncaster By-election
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Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
by-election was held on 6 February 1941. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Morgan. It was won by the Labour candidate
Evelyn Walkden Evelyn Walkden (October 1893 - 12 September 1970) was a British politician and trade unionist. The son of a Lancashire miners' leader, he left school at 12 and fought in the First World War. He became a trade union organiser in 1928. He worked in ...
, who was unopposed in keeping with wartime convention.


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1941 elections in the United Kingdom 1941 in England 1940s in Yorkshire Politics of Doncaster By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub