title: 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election
text: # 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election
  
  The 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election was held on 21 October 1954 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ernest Thurtle. It was retained by the Labour candidate, Victor Collins.
  
  Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1954: Shoreditch and Finsbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Victor Collins | 18,082 | 78.19 | +5.6 |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Bowden Agnew | 5,043 | 21.81 | -5.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,039 | 56.38 | +11.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,125 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  