1953 Paddington North by-election

The 1953 Paddington North by-election was held on 3 December 1953, after the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP Bill Field, who had failed to overturn a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes". The seat was retained by the Labour candidate, Ben Parkin,^[1] a left-wing former MP for Stroud.

By-election on 3 December 1953: Paddington North^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Parkin	14,274	53.8	−1.9
	Conservative	John Eden	12,014	45.3	+1.0
	Socialist (GB)	W.E. Waters	242	0.9	New
Majority			2,260	8.5	−2.9
Turnout			26,530	60.3	−20.7
	Labour hold		Swing