1954 Bournemouth West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1954 Bournemouth West by-election was held on 18 February 1954. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil. It was won by the Conservative candidate, John Eden.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm Archived copy 2014-08-17 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003742/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons4.htm 2018-09-01 When Eden was elected, he was 28 and the youngest member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, known as Baby of the House. By Election 18 February 1954: Bournemouth Westhttp://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 Conservative Party (UK) John Eden 20,695 69.68 +4.19 Labour Party (UK) Henry Brinton 9,006 30.32 -4.19 11,689 39.36 +8.38 29,701 Conservative Party (UK) References Bournemouth Category:1954 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hampshire constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies Category:Politics of Bournemouth