1962 West Derbyshire by-election

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The 1962 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 6 June 1962 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Wakefield, was appointed as Commissioner for Malta. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Aidan Crawley.

It is the largest loss of share of the vote suffered by the Conservative candidate, when the Conservative has still managed to retain the seat.

West Derbyshire by-election, 1962 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aidan Crawley 12,455 36.0 -25.3
Liberal Ronald Gardner-Thorpe 11,23532.5New
Labour John Dilks9,43127.2-11.5
Independent Raymond Gregory1,4334.1New
Majority1,2203.5-19.1
Turnout 34,554
Conservative hold Swing

Previous election

General election 1959: West Derbyshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Wakefield 22,034 61.3
Labour Albert E. Kitts13,92538.7
Majority8,10922.6
Turnout 35,95982.0
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.