Gainsborough by-election, 1956
The Gainsborough by-election was held on 14 February 1956. It was held due to the elevation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Harry Crookshank to a hereditary peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Marcus Kimball. After the by-election Kimball was Baby of the House.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Richard Kimball | 12,836 | 40.8 | -15.0 | |
Labour | Henry David Leonard George Walston | 11,830 | 37.6 | -6.6 | |
Liberal | Henry I Spence | 6,806 | 21.6 | +21.6 | |
Majority | 1,006 | 3.2 | -8.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,472 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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