Edinburgh South by-election, 1957

The Edinburgh South by-election of 29 March 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP William Darling:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won for the Tories by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Edinburgh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Darling 24,836 67.52
Labour JA Forsyth 11,949 32.48
Majority 12,887 35.08 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Edinburgh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Clark Hutchison 14,421 45.58 -21.94
Labour JA Forsyth 9,781 30.91 -1.57
Liberal William Douglas-Home 7,439 39.65 N/A
Majority 4,640
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net