The Derby North

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was held on 17 April 1962 after the death of the incumbent

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MP,

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. It was won by the Labour candidate

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References

By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies 1962 elections in the United Kingdom 1962 in England 1960s in Derbyshire {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub