Harwich by-election, 1954

The Harwich by-election, 1954 was a parliamentary by-election held on 11 February 1954 for the House of Commons constituency of Harwich. The seat had become vacant when the National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Stanley Holmes was elevated to the peerage as Baron Dovercourt, having held the seat since the 1935 general election. The Conservative and Liberal candidate, Julian Ridsdale held the seat for the government. He remained the constituency's MP until his retirement 38 years later at the 1992 general election. The Labour candidate Shirley Catlin would later, under her married name Shirley Williams; be elected as MP for Hitchin and would serve in the Cabinets of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan.[1]

Result

Harwich by-election, 1954[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative and National Liberal Julian Ridsdale 19,532 59.1 +0.2
Labour Shirley Catlin 13,535 40.9 -0.2
Majority 5,997 18.1 +0.3
Turnout 33,067
Conservative and National Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/shirley-williams/26630
  2. ↑ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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