1953 Broxtowe by-election

The Broxtowe by-election was held on 17 September 1953. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP Seymour Cocks. It was won by the Labour candidate William Warbey. ^[1]

By Election 17 September 1953: Broxtowe ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Will Warbey	27,356	74.11	+1.43
	Conservative	AJ Gorman	9,559	25.89	−1.43
Majority			17,797	48.22	+2.86
Turnout			36,915
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
2. "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.