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1954 Wakefield by-election

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The 1954 Wakefield by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Greenwood. It was retained by the Labour candidate Arthur Creech Jones.[1]

The Conservative candidate, Maurice Macmillan, was the son of then-Minister of Defence and future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. He would subsequently be a Cabinet Minister himself.

By-election 21 October 1954: Wakefield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Creech Jones 21,822 58.14 −0.14
Conservative Maurice Macmillan 15,714 41.86 +0.14
Majority 6,108 16.28 −0.28
Turnout 37,536
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.