1953 Ormskirk by-election

The Ormskirk by-election of 12 November 1953 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of Conservative MP Arthur Salter.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1951 United Kingdom general election by almost 14,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1951: Ormskirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 26,759 67.24
Labour Ernest Kavanagh 12,908 32.57
Majority 13,821 34.87
Turnout 39,667
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1953: Ormskirk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Glover 17,984 65.41 -2.02
Labour Muriel Ferguson 9,512 34.59 +2.02
Majority 8,472 30.76 -4.11
Turnout 27,496
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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