1962 West Derbyshire by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1962 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 6 June 1962 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Wakefield, was appointed as Commissioner for Malta. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Aidan Crawley. It is the largest loss in share of the vote suffered by the Conservative candidate, when the Conservative has still managed to retain the seat. West Derbyshire by-election, 1962http://by-elections.co.uk/62.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120205100601/http://by-elections.co.uk/62.html 1962 By Election Results 2012-02-05 dead 2015-08-17 Conservative Party (UK) Aidan Crawley 12,455 36.0 -25.3 Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Gardner-Thorpe 11,235 32.5 New Labour Party (UK) John Dilks 9,431 27.2 -11.5 Independent (politician) Raymond Gregory 1,433 4.1 New 1,220 3.5 -19.1 34,554 Conservative Party (UK) Previous election General election 1959: West Derbyshire Conservative Party (UK) Edward Wakefield 22,034 61.3 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Albert E. Kitts 13,925 38.7 -1.7 8,109 22.6 +3.4 35,959 82.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies Derbyshire Category:1962 in England Category:1960s in Derbyshire