The Bournemouth East and Christchurch by-election of 6 February 1952 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Brendan Bracken was elevated to the House of Lords. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.[1]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Nicolson | 22,480 | 61.85 | −1.46 | |
Labour | R. D. Rees | 8,498 | 23.38 | −1.71 | |
Liberal | James Charles Holland | 3,673 | 10.11 | −1.49 | |
Independent | S. Kermode | 1,693 | 4.66 | New | |
Majority | 13,982 | 38.47 | +0.26 | ||
Turnout | 36,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brendan Bracken | 29,138 | 63.31 | ||
Labour | Hallam J. Barnes | 11,550 | 25.09 | ||
Liberal | James Charles Holland | 5,338 | 11.60 | ||
Majority | 17,588 | 38.21 | |||
Turnout | 46,026 | 80.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.