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.