1962 Central Norfolk by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election May 2020 August 2019 The 1962 Central Norfolk by-election was held on 22 November 1962 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Richard Collard. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Ian Gilmour. Andrews was serving in the Armed Forces, and stood to avail of the automatic military discharge for Parliamentary candidates publicised by Malcolm Thompson at the Middlesbrough West by-election the previous July.Leonard Dick Mortimore Roger Elections in Britain: A Voter's Guide 2001 Palgrave New York 978-0-333-91799-2 86–87 4th https://archive.org/details/electionsinbrita0000leon/page/86/mode/2up registration Open Library https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1962/dec/18/parliamentary-elections-service 18 December 1962 Commons 669 1086 1089 Parliamentary Elections (Service Candidates) F. W. S. Craig F. W. S. Craig Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections 129 London Macmillan 333 17152 7 https://archive.org/details/minorpartiesatbr0000crai/page/129 Feron James 175 'candidates' Avoid Yorkshire; Servicemen Having Second Thoughts on Election; Servicemen Screened; 2 Other Elections Slated https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/11/archives/175-candidates-avoid-yorkshire-servicemen-having-second-thoughts-on.html 11 December 2025 The New York Times 11 March 1963 3 en Central Norfolk by-election, 19621962 By Election Results from the British Election Ephemera Archive, accessed via the Wayback machine, accessed 26 July 2015 Conservative and National Liberal Ian Gilmour 13,268 37.7 -12.7 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey B L Bennett 13,048 37.0 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Geoffrey Maxwell Goode 7,915 22.5 +7.7 Independent Liberal Kenneth Coleman 909 2.5 New Independent (politician) J Andrews 79 0.2 New 220 0.7 -14.9 35,217 60.2 -19.6 Conservative and National Liberal -7.5 References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Norfolk constituencies Norfolk Category:1962 in England Category:20th century in Norfolk