1950 General Election - Middleton and Prestwich
| Year | 1950 |
| General election | 1950 General Election |
| Constituency | Middleton and Prestwich |
| Turnout | 86.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Gates, Ernest Everard | Conservative | 24,521 |
| Hilditch, Charles Stanley | Labour | 16,716 |
| Harrison, Ernest | Liberal | 7,564 |