1954 Haltemprice by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1954 Haltemprice by-election was held on 11 February 1954. It was held due to the elevation to a hereditary peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Richard Kidston Law. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate, Patrick Wall.

Haltemprice by-election, 1954^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Wall	16,107	61.8	+3.7
	Labour	Charles W. Bridges	9,974	38.2	-3.7
Majority			6,133	23.6	+7.4
Turnout			26,081
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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