Leeds South by-election, 1963
The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on 20 June 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent MP and leader of the Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Merlyn Rees who would later become a cabinet minister.
| Leeds South by-election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Merlyn Rees | 18,785 | 62.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Udal | 5,996 | 20.1 | ||
| Liberal | B. Walsh | 4,399 | 14.7 | ||
| Communist | Bert Ramelson | 670 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 12,789 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||