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  UK Parliament - Rochdale - By-election
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > North West > North West > Rochdale
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 13, 1958 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close February 13, 1958 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start February 14, 1958 - 12:00am
Term End October 08, 1959 - 11:00am
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH February 09, 2024 04:21pm
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Description This was the first televised election in Britain.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won05/26/1955
NameWentworth Schofield Votes26,518 (51.55%)
Term05/27/1955 - 12/16/1957 Margin1,590 (+3.09%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/08/1959
NameJack McCann Votes21,689 (41.47%)
Term10/08/1959 - 10/15/1964 Margin2,740 (+5.24%)
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Name Jack McCann Ludovic Kennedy John E. Parkinson  
PartyLabour Liberal Conservative  
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Certified Votes 22,133 (44.66%) 17,603 (35.52%) 9,827 (19.83%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,530 (-9.14%) -12,306 (-24.83%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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LD Cyril Smith
IndP 6921
 


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