1962 Middlesbrough West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1962 Middlesbrough West by-election was held on 6 June 1962, after the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Jocelyn Simon, was appointed as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Jeremy Bray, who retained the seat at the 1964 general election. Malcolm Thompson had been denied a requested discharge from the British Armed Forces to enroll at university. He instead availed of the automatic military discharge for Parliamentary candidates at the cost of losing his election deposit. Eight candidates at four by-elections in November followed his example before the rules on election military discharges were tightened in 1963.Leonard Dick Mortimore Roger Elections in Britain: A Voter's Guide 2001 Palgrave New York 978-0-333-91799-2 86–87 fourth 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) Craig F.W.S. 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 The New York Times 11 March 1963 3 11 December 2025 Middlesbrough West by-election, 1962 Labour Party (UK) Jeremy Bray 15,095 39.67 +4.22 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Connelly 12,825 33.70 -21.18 Liberal Party (UK) George Scott 9,829 25.83 +16.16 Independent (politician) Russell Ernest Eckley 189 0.50 New Independent (politician) Malcolm Thompson 117 0.31 New 2,270 5.97 N/A 38,055 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Middlesbrough constituencies Middlesbrough West Category:1962 in England Category:1960s in Yorkshire