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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: '' regarding '1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election'
Table Content:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| - | Conservative | Alexander Spearman | 12,518 | 60.8 | - |
| - | Independent Progressive | William Reginald Hipwell | 8,086 | 39.2 | - |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,432 | - | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | - | 35.9 | - |
| - | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | - | - |


Question
What were the results of the 1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["Spearman won the 1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election with 12,518 votes and Hipwell received 8,086 votes."]