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1954 Edinburgh East by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
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The 1954 Edinburgh East by-election was held on 8 April 1954. It was held due to the judge appointment to the Court of Session of the incumbent Labour MP, John Thomas Wheatley. It was retained by the Labour candidate, George Willis.
Edinburgh East by-election, 1954By-election in British Politics by Cook & Ramsdenhttp://by-elections.co.uk/54.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120204032418/http://by-elections.co.uk/54.html 1954 By Election Results 2012-02-04 dead 2015-08-14
Electorate
Labour Party (UK)
George Willis
18,950
57.7
-3.6
Unionist Party (Scotland)
William Grant
13,922
42.4
+3.5
5,028
15.4
-7.2
32,872
61.8
-22.0
Labour Party (UK)
-3.6
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