Ormskirk by-election, 1953

Ormskirk by-election, 1953: The Ormskirk by-election of 12 November 1953 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of Conservative MP Atrhur Salter as Governor of Tasmania^[1]:

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1951 by almost 14,000 votes^[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1951: Ormskirk

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative Rt Hon. James Arthur Salter 26,759 67.24

Labour E Kavanagh 12,908 32.57

Majority 13,821 34.87 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1953: Ormskirk

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative Douglas Glover 17,984 65.41 -2.02

Labour M Ferguson 9,512 34.59 +2.02

Majority 8,472

Conservative hold Swing

References

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^ [1] PoliticsResources.net

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1952
February: Bournemouth East and Christchurch • Southport • Leeds South East • July: Dundee East • October: Cleveland • Antrim North • November: Belfast South • Wycombe • Birmingham Small Heath • Farnworth

1953
February: Canterbury • March: Isle of Thanet • Barnsley • Stoke-on-Trent North • April: Hayes and Harlington • Down North • Sunderland South • June: Abingdon • July: Birmingham Edgbaston • September: Broxtowe • November: Crosby • Ormskirk • Holborn and St Pancras South • December: Paddington North

1954
February: Ilford North • Haltemprice • Harwich • Bournemouth West • March: Arundel and Shoreham • Harrogate • April: Edinburgh East • Motherwell • September: Croydon East • October: Shoreditch and Finsbury • Wakefield • Aberdare • Aldershot • November: Morpeth • Sutton and Cheam • Liverpool West Derby • Armagh • December: Inverness

1955
January: South Norfolk • Orpington • Twickenham • Edinburgh North • February: Stockport South • March: Wrexham

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General Election 1951: Ormskirk
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. James Arthur Salter	26,759	67.24
	Labour	E Kavanagh	12,908	32.57
Majority	13,821	34.87	-

By-election 1953: Ormskirk
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Glover	17,984	65.41	-2.02
	Labour	M Ferguson	9,512	34.59	+2.02
Majority	8,472
	Conservative hold	Swing

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