 However, William Ross, a local steel-worker and Labour Party councillor in Corby, wanted to contest the seat.He was disowned by his local Labour Party and by the party's National Executive Committee, and stood as a "Workers' and Pensioners' Anti-War" candidate.On a turnout barely half of that at the 1935 general election, Profumo held the seat comfortably, with 73% of the votes.