1962 Middlesbrough East by-election

A by-election to the British House of Commons constituency of Middlesbrough East was held on 14 March 1962.

Result

The seat was a hold for the Labour Party.

Middlesbrough East by-election, 1962[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Bottomley	18,928	60.60	-0.94
	Liberal	George Scott	7,145	22.87	New
	Conservative	Frederick A. S. Wood	4,613	14.77	-23.69
	Union Movement	Jeffrey Hamm	550	1.76	New
Majority			11,783	37.72	+14.63
Turnout			31,236	52.1	-24.1
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• Middlesbrough

References

1. The Times House of Commons, 1964
2. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.