The 1939

Stretford Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, sited on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal; the Bridgewater Canal bisects the town. The town is located south of Manchester, south of Salfo ...

by-election was held on 8 December 1939. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP,

Anthony Crossley Anthony Crommelin Crossley (13 August 1903 – 15 August 1939) was a British writer, publisher and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Early life Crossley was born on 13 August 1903, the only son of Crossley baronets, Sir Kennet ...

in a plane crash in Denmark in August 1939. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Etherton.

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