East Ham North by-election, 1957
The East Ham North by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Labour Party MP Percy Daines:[1]
The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 5,500 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
| General Election 1955: East Ham North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | P Daines | 17,961 | 59.13 | ||
| Conservative | A Silverstone | 12,416 | 40.87 | ||
| Majority | 5,545 | 18.25 | - | ||
Result of the by-election
| By-election 1957: East Ham North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Reg Prentice | 12,546 | 56.26 | -2.87 | |
| Conservative | J Bangay | 6,567 | 29.45 | -11.42 | |
| People's League | Edward Martell | 2,730 | 12.24 | N/A | |
| Ind. Labour Party | W H Christopher | 458 | 2.05 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,979 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Full results
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net