Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A babban zaben 1951 an zabi Gough a matsayin dan majalisar dokoki na Horsham. A cikin majalisar Gough ya kasance mai aminci ga gwamnatin Conservative, musamman a kan
Ƙasar Suez. Ya tsaya musamman don bukatun tsoffin sojoji, kuma ya kasance Shugaban Royal Aero Club daga 1958 zuwa 1968. Yayin da aka gina sabon garin Crawley a mazabarsa, Gough ya yaba da shi a matsayin nasara.