1962 West Derbyshire by-election

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 in 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 Gardner-Thorpe 11,235 32.5 New
Labour John Dilks 9,431 27.2 −11.5
Independent Raymond Gregory 1,433 4.1 New
Majority 1,220 3.5 −19.1
Turnout 34,554
Conservative hold Swing

Previous election

General election 1959: West Derbyshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Wakefield 22,034 61.3 +1.7
Labour Albert E. Kitts 13,925 38.7 −1.7
Majority 8,109 22.6 +3.4
Turnout 35,959 82.0 +2.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

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


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