1962 Central Norfolk by-election

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.[1]

Central Norfolk by-election, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Ian Gilmour 13,268 37.7 −12.7
Labour Geoffrey B L Bennett 13,048 37.0 +2.2
Liberal Geoffrey Maxwell Goode 7,915 22.5 +7.7
Independent Liberal Kenneth Coleman 909 2.5 New
Independent J Andrews 79 0.2 New
Majority 220 0.7 −14.9
Turnout 35,217 60.2 −19.6
National Liberal hold Swing -7.5

References

  1. ^
    • Leonard, Dick; Mortimore, Roger (2001). Elections in Britain: A Voter's Guide (4th ed.). New York: Palgrave. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-333-91799-2 – via Open Library.
    • "Parliamentary Elections (Service Candidates)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 669. Commons. 18 December 1962. col. 1086–1089.
    • Craig, F. W. S. Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections. London: Macmillan. p. 129. SBN 333 17152 7.
    • Feron, James (11 March 1963). "175 'candidates' Avoid Yorkshire; Servicemen Having Second Thoughts on Election; Servicemen Screened; 2 Other Elections Slated". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ 1962 By Election Results from the British Election Ephemera Archive, accessed via the Wayback machine, accessed 26 July 2015
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