West Derbyshire by-election, 1962

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aidan Crawley 12,455 36.0 -25.3
Liberal Ronald Laurence Gardner-Thorpe 11,235 32.5 +32.5
Labour J. Dilks 9,431 27.2 -11.5
Independent Raymond Gregory 1,433 4.1 +4.1
Majority 1,220
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Previous election

General Election 1959: West Derbyshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Birkbeck Wakefield 22,034 61.3
Labour Albert E. Kitts 13,925 38.7
Majority 8,109 22.6
Turnout 82.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2015-08-17.


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