1962 Central Norfolk by-election

The Central Norfolk by-election of 1962 was held on 22 November 1962 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Richard Collard. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Ian Gilmour.

Andrews serving in the British Armed Forces. The law stated that, on standing in a Parliamentary election, he would be released from the Forces; this was, therefore, a way to receive an early honourable discharge, for the cost of a lost deposit. The practice was banned the following year.[1]

Central Norfolk by-election, 1962[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative and National Liberal	Ian Gilmour	13,268	37.7	-12.7
	Labour	Geoffrey B L Bennett	13,048	37.0	+2.2
	Liberal	Geoffrey Maxwell Goode	7,915	22.5	+7.7
	Independent Liberal	Kenneth Coleman	909	2.5	N/A
	Independent	J Andrews	79	0.2	N/A
Majority			220	0.7	-14.9
Turnout			35,217	60.2	-19.7
	Conservative and National Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

References

1. F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections, p.129
2. 1962 By Election Results from the British Election Ephemera Archive, accessed via the Wayback machine, accessed 26 July 2015