1962 Blackpool North by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Blackpool North, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, was held on 13 March 1962. The by-election was called following the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Toby Low, 1st Baron Aldington.

This was the last parliamentary by-election in England to be held on a day other than Thursday.

The result was a hold for the Conservative Party.

Blackpool North by-election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Miscampbell	12,711	38.3	−19.6
	Liberal	Harry Hague	11,738	35.3	+14.7
	Labour	Shirley Summerskill	8,776	26.4	+4.8
Majority			973	3.0	−33.4
Turnout			33,225
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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