The Liverpool Garston by-election of 5 December 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP SirVictor Raikes[1]:
The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 12,000 votes[2]
| General Election 1955: Liverpool Garston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | V Raikes | 28,130 | 63.51 | ||
| Labour | TE Nixon | 16,161 | 36.49 | ||
| Majority | 11,969 | 27.02 | - | ||
| By-election 1957: Liverpool Garston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Martin Bingham | 15,521 | 49.20 | -14.31 | |
| Labour | I Levin | 11,217 | 35.56 | -0.93 | |
| Liberal | A Dennis | 4,807 | 15.24 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,131 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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