1954 Morpeth by-election

The 1954 Morpeth by-election was held on 4 November 1954. The by-election was brought about by the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Robert Taylor. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Will Owen.[1]

Morpeth by-election, 1954[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Will Owen	23,491	71.27	-0.61
	Conservative	William Elliott	9,469	28.73	+0.61
Majority			14,022	42.54	-1.22
Turnout			32,960
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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