title: 1946 Bexley by-election
text: # 1946 Bexley by-election
  
  The 1946 Bexley by-election was held on 22 July 1946. The byelection was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Jennie Adamson, upon nomination as deputy chairman of the Unemployment Assistance Board. It was won by the Labour candidate Ashley Bramall, with a much reduced majority.
  
  Bexley by-election, 1946 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ashley Bramall | 19,759 | 52.46 | -4.47 |
  | | Conservative | J. C. Lockwood | 17,908 | 47.54 | +17.74 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,851 | 4.91 | -22.22 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,667 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  