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1953 Isle of Thanet by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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August 2019
The 1953 Isle of Thanet by-election was held on 12 March 1953. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Hon. Edward Carson. It was retained by the Conservative candidate, William Rees-Davies.
1953 Isle of Thanet by-electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/53.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071919/http://by-elections.co.uk/53.html 1953 By Election Results 2012-10-10 dead 2015-08-13
Conservative Party (UK) William Rees-Davies 25,261 61.3 −0.3
Labour Party (UK) F. Woodbridge 15,935 38.7 +0.3
9,326 22.6 −0.6
41,196 58.7 -19.3
Conservative Party (UK)
References
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies
Category:1953 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:1953 in England
Category:1950s in Kent