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1954 Aldershot by-election

The Aldershot by-election was held on 28 October 1954 when the Incumbent Conservative MP, Oliver Lyttelton was elevated to a new hereditary peerage, as Viscount Chandos. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Eric Errington.

1954 Aldershot by-election: Aldershot[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 19,108 60.1 −0.2
Labour W Cuthbertson 12,701 39.9 +0.2
Majority 6,407 20.2 −0.5
Turnout 31,809 58.7
Conservative hold Swing

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