1962 Orpington by-election

1962 Orpington by-election

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Liberal	Eric Lubbock	22,846	52.9	+30.7

Conservative	Peter Goldman	14,991	34.7	21.9

Labour	Alan Jinkinson	5,350	12.4	9.8

Majority	7,855	18.2	16.2

Turnout	43,187	80.3	2.5

Registered electors	53,779

Liberal gain from Conservative	Swing	+26.3

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Lubbock won a 7,855-vote majority.

final_sentence: Lubbock won a 7,855-vote majority.