1962 Middlesbrough East by-election

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A by-election to the British House of Commons constituency of Middlesbrough East was held on 14 March 1962, following the resignation of the seat by Hilary Marquand in the previous year.

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Result

The seat was a hold for the Labour Party.

1962 Middlesbrough East by-election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Bottomley 18,92860.60-0.94
Liberal George Scott 7,14522.87New
Conservative Frederick A. S. Wood4,61314.77-23.69
Union Movement Jeffrey Hamm 5501.76New
Majority11,78337.72+14.63
Turnout 31,23652.1-24.1
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. The Times House of Commons, 1964
  2. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.