1954 Aldershot by-election

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The Aldershot by-election was held on 28 October 1954 when the Incumbent Conservative MP, Oliver Lyttelton was elevated to a new hereditary peerage, as Viscount Chandos. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Eric Errington.

1954 Aldershot by-election: Aldershot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Errington 19,108 60.1 -0.2
Labour W Cuthbertson12,70139.9+0.2
Majority6,40720.2-0.5
Turnout 31,80958.7
Conservative hold Swing

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