1946 South Ayrshire by-election

The 1946 South Ayrshire by-election was held on 7 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alexander Sloan. It was won by the Labour candidate Emrys Hughes,^[1][2] with a swing against his party of less than 1%.

South Ayrshire by-election, 1946^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emrys Hughes	20,434	60.43	−0.91
	Unionist	Robert Mathew	13,382	39.57	+0.91
Majority			7,052	20.86	−1.83
Turnout			33,816
	Labour hold		Swing