1954 Wakefield by-election

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The 1954 Wakefield by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Greenwood. It was retained by the Labour candidate Arthur Creech Jones. [1]

The Conservative candidate, Maurice Macmillan, was the son of then-Minister of Defence and future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. He would subsequently be a Cabinet Minister himself.

By-election 21 October 1954: Wakefield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Creech Jones 21,822 58.14 −0.14
Conservative Maurice Macmillan 15,71441.86+0.14
Majority 6,10816.28−0.28
Turnout 37,536
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "The House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W"". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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