1952 Birmingham Small Heath by-election

The 1952 Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 27 November 1952. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Fred Longden. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wheeldon. ^[1]

By-Election 27 November 1952: Birmingham Small Heath ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	William Wheeldon	19,491	67.0	+3.6
	Conservative	Edith Pitt	9,614	33.0	+2.1
Majority			9,877	34.0	+1.5
Turnout			29,105	46.6	−30.6
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−2.9

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
2. "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.