Gateshead West by-election, 1955

The Gateshead West by-election of 7 December 1955 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) John Hall[1]:

The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 10,000 votes[2]

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Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Gateshead West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Thomas Hall 22,040 65.32
Conservative J Quigley 11,071 34.68
Majority 10,339 30.64 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1955: Gateshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Randall 13,196 66.46 +1.14
Conservative D A Wright 6,661 33.54 -1.14
Majority 6,535
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ [1] PoliticsResources.net