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1954 Liverpool West Derby by-election

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The 1954 Liverpool West Derby by-election was held on 18 November 1954 after the incumbent Conservative MP, David Maxwell Fyfe was elevated to a hereditary peerage. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate John Woollam.

Liverpool West Derby by-election, 1954[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Woollam 21,158 53.15 +1.54
Labour Co-op Cyril Fenton 18,650 46.85 −1.54
Majority 2,508 6.30 +3.09
Turnout 39,808 58.90
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.