1962 Orpington by-election

1962 Orpington by-election
14 March 1962 (1962-03-14)
Orpington constituency
Registered53,779
Turnout43,187
80.3% (2.5 pp)
 
Con
Lab
Candidate Eric Lubbock Peter Goldman Alan Jinkinson
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Popular vote 22,846 14,991 5,350
Percentage 52.9% 34.7% 12.4%
Swing 31.7 21.9 9.8
MP before election

Donald Sumner
Conservative

Elected MP

Eric Lubbock
Liberal

The 1962 Orpington by-election was held on 14 March 1962 to elect a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Orpington in south east London. The by-election resulted in the Liberal Party gaining the seat from the Conservative Party with a 31 point swing, and is often described as the start of the revival of the Liberal Party.

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