Paddington North by-election, 1953
The 1953 Paddington North by-election was held on 3 December 1953 following the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP William J. Field after failing to overturn a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes". It was retained by the Labour candidate Ben Parkin [1] a left wing former MP for Stroud.
| By-election on 3 December 1953: Paddington North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ben Parkin | 14,274 | 53.8 | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | John Eden | 12,014 | 45.3 | +1.0 | |
| Socialist (GB) | W.E. Waters | 242 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,260 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 26,530 | 60.3 | -20.7 | ||