The Derby North by-election was held on 17 April 1962 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Clifford Wilcock. It was won by the Labour candidate Niall MacDermot.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 16,497 | 49.4 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | Lyndon Irving | 8,479 | 25.4 | new | |
Conservative | T.M. Wray | 7,502 | 22.5 | −24.7 | |
Independent | T. Lynch | 886 | 2.7 | new | |
Majority | 8,018 | 24.0 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,364 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "1962 By Election Results". www.geocities.com/by_elections/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.