1962 Pontefract by-election

The 1962 Pontefract by-election was held on 22 March 1962 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP George Sylvester. It was retained by the Labour candidate Joseph Harper.

Pontefract by-election, 1962[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joseph Harper	26,461	77.28	+0.90
	Conservative	Paul Dean	6,633	19.37	-4.25
	Independent	Russell Ernest Eckley	1,146	3.35	n/a
Majority			19,828	57.91	+5.15
Turnout				63.26
	Labour hold		Swing

Results

1. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.