1952 Bournemouth East and Christchurch by-election

The 1952 Bournemouth East and Christchurch by-election of 6 February 1952 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Brendan Bracken was elevated to the House of Lords. The seat was retained by the Conservatives. ^[1]

Result

Bournemouth East and Christchurch, 1952 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Nicolson	22,480	61.85	−1.46
	Labour	R. D. Rees	8,498	23.38	−1.71
	Liberal	James Charles Holland	3,673	10.11	−1.49
	Independent	S. Kermode	1,693	4.66	New
Majority			13,982	38.47	+0.26
Turnout			36,334
	Conservative hold		Swing

Previous result

General election 1951: Bournemouth East and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brendan Bracken	29,138	63.31
	Labour	Hallam J. Barnes	11,550	25.09
	Liberal	James Charles Holland	5,338	11.60
Majority			17,588	38.21
Turnout			46,026	80.84
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
2. "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.