The Archive · 1938

Barnsley By-Election Won for Labour Mr. Frank Collingridge Retains Constituency

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London, June 17.

A by-election held in Barnsley yesterday, due to the death of Mr. John Potts, Labour member for that constituency, resulted in another Labour member, Mr. Frank Collingridge, being returned, with a toil of 23,566 votes. Mr. Seymour Howard, National Liberal, obtained 13,052 votes.

the last General Election, Mr. J Potts defeated Mr. H. J. Soper. (National Liberal) in a straight fight. polling 25,318 votes as against 17,683 polled by his opponent.—Reuter.

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