1953 Hayes and Harlington by-election

The 1953 Hayes and Harlington by-election was held on 1 April 1953 after the resignation of the Labour MP Walter Ayles. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Skeffington.^[1]

Hayes and Harlington by-election, 1953^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Skeffington	12,797	63.93	−0.86
	Conservative	Anthony Sumption	7,221	36.07	+0.86
Majority			5,576	27.86	−1.71
Turnout			20,018	45.00	−37.20
Registered electors			44,525
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.