Elections in The 1940s
| General Election 1945: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 20,100 | 64.1 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal National | W.J.W. Tily | 11,240 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,860 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 31,340 | 74.0 | −5.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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