Middlesbrough West by-election, 1962

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The 1962 Middlesbrough West by-election was held on 6 June 1962 when the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Jocelyn Simon was appointed as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court. The by-election was won by the Labour MP, Jeremy Bray, who retained the gain at the 1964 general election.

Middlesbrough West by-election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy William Bray 15,095 39.67
Conservative Bernard Connelly 12,825 33.70
Liberal George Edwin Scott 9,829 25.83
Independent Russell Ernest Eckley 189 0.5
Independent M Thompson 117 0.31
Majority 2,270 5.97
Turnout 38,055
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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