1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election

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The 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ernest Thurtle. It was retained by the Labour candidate, Victor Collins. [1]

Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1954: Shoreditch and Finsbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Collins 18,08278.19+5.6
Conservative Malcolm Bowden Agnew5,04321.81-5.6
Majority13,03956.38+11.3
Turnout 23,125
Labour hold Swing

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.