1951 Bristol West by-election

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The 1951 Bristol West by-election was held on 15 February 1951. It was caused by the death of the prominent Conservative ex-Minister Oliver Stanley. It was easily retained by the Conservative candidate Walter Monckton, [1] who received more than 80% of the votes cast.

Bristol West by-election 15 February 1951 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Monckton 22,216 81.4 +22.5
Labour H. Lawrance5,07218.6−11.4
Majority 17,14462.8+33.9
Turnout 27,28853.6
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  2. "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.