1956_Gainsborough_by-election

1956 Gainsborough by-election

1956 Gainsborough by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1956 Gainsborough by-election was held on 14 February 1956. It was held due to the elevation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Harry Crookshank to a hereditary peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Marcus Kimball. The Liberals polled over 20% of the vote, having not fielded a candidate in 1955. After the by-election Kimball was Baby of the House.

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    "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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