1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election
Result

1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Ernest Gates	32,036	98.7	+37.6

British Union of Fascists	Frederick Haslam	418	1.3	N/A

Majority	31,618	97.4	+75.2

Turnout	32,454	49.0	–25.5

Conservative hold	Swing	N/A

Sentence(s)

Gates won with 98.7% of the votes and a 97.4% majority.

final_sentence: Gates won with 98.7% of the votes and a 97.4% majority.