The 1954 Morpeth by-election was held on 4 November 1954. The by-election was triggered by the death on 19 July of the incumbent Labour MP, Robert Taylor. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Will Owen.[1]
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
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.