1956 Gainsborough by-election

The 1956 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. The Liberals polled over 20% of the vote, having not fielded a candidate in 1955. After the by-election Kimball was Baby of the House.

Gainsborough by-election, 1956[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marcus Kimball 12,836 40.8 −15.0
Labour Henry Walston 11,830 37.6 −6.6
Liberal Henry Ivan Spence 6,806 21.6 New
Majority 1,006 3.2 −8.4
Turnout 31,472
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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