1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election
Table:
Scarborough and Whitby by-election, 1941

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Conservative

Alexander Spearman

12,518

60.8

Independent Progressive

William Reginald Hipwell

8,086

39.2

Majority

4,432

Turnout

35.9

Conservative hold

Swing

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answer: Spearman won the 1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election with 12,518 votes and Hipwell received 8,086 votes.