The 1952 Leeds South East by-election was held on 7 February 1952. It was held due to the elevation to a hereditary peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, James Milner. It was retained by the Labour candidate, Denis Healey.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 17,194 | 63.24 | +2.74 | |
Conservative | C E Kirwin | 9,995 | 36.76 | −2.74 | |
Majority | 7,199 | 26.48 | +5.48 | ||
Turnout | 27,189 | 55.7 | −28.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.