Cleveland by-election, 1952

The 1952 Cleveland by-election was held on 23 October 1952. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, George Willey. It was retained by the Labour candidate, Arthur Palmer.

Cleveland by-election, 1952[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Arthur Montague Frank Palmer 25,985 54.09 -0.72
Conservative Patrick Henry Bligh Wall 22,064 45.92 +0.72
Majority 3,921 8.16 -1.46
Turnout 48,049
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. The Times House of Commons, 1955
  2. "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-13.


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