Southport by-election, 1952

The 1952 Southport by-election was held on 6 February 1952 after the incumbent Conservative MP Robert Hudson, was elevated to a hereditary peerage. It was retained by the Conservative MP Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh.[1]

Southport by-election, 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh 24,589
Labour A L Tillotson 11,310
Liberal Hubert David Bentliff 3,776
Majority 13,279
Turnout 39,675
Conservative hold Swing

Previous Election

General Election 1951: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hudson 30,388 60.2
Labour H O Ellis 12,535 24.8
Liberal Hubert David Bentliff 7,576 15.0
Majority 17,853 35.3
Turnout 50,499 77.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs