The Croydon East by-election was held on 30 September 1954 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Herbert Williams. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Hughes-Hallett.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hughes-Hallett | 21,640 | 56.6 | −2.2 | |
Labour | JW Wellwood | 13,546 | 35.4 | −5.8 | |
Liberal | James Walters | 3,060 | 8.0 | New | |
Majority | 8,094 | 21.2 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,460 | 67.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.