1958 Torrington by-election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Liberal
Mark Bonham Carter
13,408
37.99
N/A
-
Conservative
Anthony Royle
13,189
37.37
27.68
-
Labour
Leonard Lamb
8,697
24.64
10.31
Majority
Majority
Majority
219
0.62
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
35,294
-
-
-
Liberal gain from National Liberal and Conservative
Liberal gain from National Liberal and Conservative
Swing
-
-

Question: How many votes did Mark Bonham Carter win by at the 1958 Torrington by-election?
Answer: Bonham-Carter won a victory, by just 219 votes in the 1958 Torrington by-election.