When the constituency was abolished at the 1950 general election, he did not contest the new Stafford and Stone seat, but at the 1951 general election he was returned as MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and held the seat until his death.
He did not contest the new Stafford and Stone seat. The constituency was abolished at the 1950 general election. He was returned as MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme. This was at the 1951 general election. He held the seat until his death. This was at the 1951 general election.