1962 West Derbyshire by-election
The 1962 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 6 June 1962 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Wakefield, was appointed as Commissioner for Malta. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Aidan Crawley.
It is the largest loss of share of the vote suffered by the Conservative candidate, when the Conservative has still managed to retain the seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Aidan Crawley | 12,455 | 36.0 | -25.3 | |
Liberal | Ronald Gardner-Thorpe | 11,235 | 32.5 | +32.5 | |
Labour | J. Dilks | 9,431 | 27.2 | -11.5 | |
Independent | Raymond Gregory | 1,433 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 1,220 | 3.5 | -19.1 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Wakefield | 22,034 | 61.3 | ||
Labour | Albert E. Kitts | 13,925 | 38.7 | ||
Majority | 8,109 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 82.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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References
- "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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