1953 Hayes and Harlington by-election
The 1953 Hayes and Harlington by-election was held on 1 April 1953 after the resignation of the Labour MP Walter Ayles. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Skeffington.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Skeffington | 12,797 | 63.93 | −0.86 | |
Conservative | Anthony Sumption | 7,221 | 36.07 | +0.86 | |
Majority | 5,576 | 27.86 | −1.71 | ||
Turnout | 20,018 | 45.00 | −37.20 | ||
Registered electors | 44,525 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.