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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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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