1953 Paddington North by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1953 Paddington North by-election was held on 3 December 1953, after the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP Bill Field, who had failed to overturn a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes". The seat was retained by the Labour candidate, Ben Parkin,[1] a left-wing former MP for Stroud.

By-election on 3 December 1953: Paddington North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Parkin 14,274 53.8 −1.9
Conservative John Eden 12,014 45.3 +1.0
Socialist (GB) W.E. Waters 242 0.9 New
Majority 2,260 8.5 −2.9
Turnout 26,530 60.3 −20.7
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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