title: 1944 Clay Cross by-election
text: # 1944 Clay Cross by-election
  
  The 1944 Clay Cross by-election was held on 14 April 1944. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, George Ridley. It was won by the Labour candidate Harold Neal.
  
  D. Craven Griffiths, a Liberal who worked for the civil service wanted to stand in the by-election. The President of the Board of Trade refused him permission for a leave of absence to fight a campaign.
  
  Clay Cross by-election, 1944 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harold Neal | 13,693 | 76.3 |
  | | Independent Anti-Fascist | Phil Hicken | 2,336 | 13.0 |
  | | Independent Atlantic Charter | William Douglas-Home | 1,911 | 10.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,357 | 63.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,940 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  