1952 Leeds South East by-election

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.

Leeds South East by-election, 1952^[1]
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

^ "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

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1952	February: Bournemouth East and Christchurch Southport Leeds South East July: Dundee East October: Cleveland North Antrim November: Belfast South Wycombe Birmingham Small Heath Farnworth
1953	February: Canterbury March: Isle of Thanet Barnsley Stoke-on-Trent North April: Hayes and Harlington North Down Sunderland South June: Abingdon July: Birmingham Edgbaston September: Broxtowe November: Crosby Ormskirk Holborn and St Pancras South December: Paddington North
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