The Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 27 November 1952. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Fred Longden. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wheeldon.[1]

By-Election 27 November 1952: Birmingham Small Heath[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op William Wheeldon 19,491 67.0 +3.6
Conservative Edith Pitt 9,614 33.0 +2.1
Majority 9,877 34.0 +1.5
Turnout 62,459 46.6 30.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing 2.9

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  2. "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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