Hornsey by-election, 1957

The Hornsey by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP David Gammans:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 12,500 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Hornsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Gammans 33,294 60.20
Labour FE Mostyn 20,568 37.19
Communist G Jones 1,442 2.61
Majority 12,726 23.01 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Hornsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muriel Gammans 24,169 53.46 -6.74
Labour F E Mostyn 21,038 46.54 +9.35
Majority 3,131
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net