The 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

held on 2 October 1945 for the

British House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...

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Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...

. The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Party

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(MP) William Jowitt, who was ennobled as Baron Jowitt. The result was a victory for the Labour candidate

Hervey Rhodes Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes, (12 August 1895 – 11 September 1987) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Saddleworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Rhodes was educated at St Mary's School, Greenfield and Huddersfield Technical ...

, who held the seat with over 50% of the votes, with a swing in the Labour Party's direction.

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* Ashton-under-Lyne constituency * 1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election * 1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election * 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election * 1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton-Under-Lyne By-Election, 1945 By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies 1945 elections in the United Kingdom 1945 in England 1940s in Lancashire By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Ashton-under-Lyne Elections in Tameside October 1945 events in the United Kingdom

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