The 1942 Wigan by-election of 11 March 1942 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Parkinson.

The by-election was only contested by one candidate, William Foster, who retained the seat for Labour unopposed.^[1]

Result of the by-election

Result of the previous General Election

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General election 1935: Wigan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Parkinson	27,950	61.3	10.2
	Conservative	Robert Grant-Ferris	17,646	38.7	10.2
Majority			10,304	22.6	20.4
Turnout			45,596	81.7	2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2

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