title: 1949 Batley and Morley by-election
text: # 1949 Batley and Morley by-election
  
  A by-election for the constituency of Batley and Morley in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 17 February 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP Hubert Beaumont. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Alfred Broughton.
  
  ## Result
  
  Batley and Morley by-election 1949 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 24,514 | 59.3 | +1.2 |
  | | Conservative | A M Ramsden | 16,828 | 40.7 | +12.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,686 | 18.6 | -11.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,342 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Previous election
  
  General election 1945: Batley and Morley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 22,682 | 58.1 |
  | | Conservative | G W Hirst | 11,090 | 28.4 |
  | | Liberal | A Mitchell | 5,256 | 13.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,592 | 29.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,028 | 80.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  