1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election

The 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ernest Thurtle. It was retained by the Labour candidate, Victor Collins.[1]

Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1954: Shoreditch and Finsbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Collins 18,082 78.19 +5.6
Conservative Malcolm Bowden Agnew 5,043 21.81 −5.6
Majority 13,039 56.38 +11.3
Turnout 23,125
Labour hold Swing
  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.