1962 Chippenham by-election

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, on 22 November 1962.

Jerrome, Naylor and Smith were all serving in the Armed Forces, and stood to avail of the automatic military discharge for Parliamentary candidates publicised by Malcolm Thompson at the Middlesbrough West by-election the previous July.^[1]

The election was won by the Conservative Party candidate, Daniel Awdry, who won a narrow majority over the Liberal Party's then Economic Spokesperson, Christopher Layton.

Chippenham by-election, 1962^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Awdry	13,439	36.8	−15.3
	Liberal	Christopher Layton	11,851	32.5	+15.6
	Labour	Robert W. Portus	10,633	29.1	−1.9
	Independent	K. Jerrome	260	0.71	New
	Independent	J. Naylor	237	0.65	New
	Independent	M. Smith	88	0.24	New
Majority			1,588	4.3	−16.8
Turnout			36,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	−15.5

References

1. • Leonard, Dick; Mortimore, Roger (2001). Elections in Britain: A Voter's Guide (4th ed.). New York: Palgrave. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-333-91799-2 – via Open Library.
   • "Parliamentary Elections (Service Candidates)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 669. Commons. 18 December 1962. col. 1086–1089.
   • Craig, F. W. S. Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections. London: Macmillan. p. 129. SBN 333 17152 7.
   • Feron, James (11 March 1963). "175 'candidates' Avoid Yorkshire; Servicemen Having Second Thoughts on Election; Servicemen Screened; 2 Other Elections Slated". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
2. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Liberal Party campaign literature from the by-election

See also

• 1943 Chippenham by-election
• Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
• List of United Kingdom by-elections