Ian Winterbottom, Baron Winterbottom
He held the seat at the 1951 general election with a majority of only 139 votes , but lost it at the 1955 election to the Conservative candidate John Cordeaux . He contested Nottingham Central again at the 1959 general election , but Cordeaux held the seat with an increased majority . 
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