1954 Wakefield by-election

The 1954 Wakefield by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Greenwood. It was retained by the Labour candidate Arthur Creech Jones.^[1]

The Conservative candidate, Maurice Macmillan, was the son of then-Minister of Defence and future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. He would subsequently be a Cabinet Minister himself.

By-election 21 October 1954: Wakefield^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Creech Jones	21,822	58.14	−0.14
	Conservative	Maurice Macmillan	15,714	41.86	+0.14
Majority			6,108	16.28	−0.28
Turnout			37,536
	Labour hold		Swing