He unsuccessfully contested the safe Tory parliamentary seat of Barkston Ash in Yorkshire in the 1945 and 1950 elections, before returning to Norfolk to help North Norfolk Labour MP Edwin Gooch.
In both the 1945 and 1950 elections, he contested for the secure Tory parliamentary seat of Barkston Ash in Yorkshire but was unsuccessful. He then relocated to Norfolk to support North Norfolk Labour MP Edwin Gooch.