Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election, 1957
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal and Conservative MP (MP) Gwilym Lloyd George.
The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 11,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative and National Liberal | Gwilym Lloyd George | 25,236 | 63.83 | ||
Labour | B Chisholm | 14,303 | 36.17 | ||
Majority | 10,933 | 27.65 | - | ||
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Elliott | 19,107 | 60.35 | -3.48 | |
Labour | T McDonald | 12,555 | 39.65 | +3.48 | |
Majority | 6,462 | 20.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net
- ↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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