Stoke-on-Trent North by-election, 1953
The 1953 Stoke-on-Trent North by-election was held on 31 March 1953 after the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Davies, died on his way to Jamaica as member of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. It was retained by the Labour candidate Harriet Slater, who had been a local councillor from 1933.
By Election 1953: Stoke-on-Trent North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harriet Slater | 23,103 | |||
Conservative | SF Middup | 7,502 | |||
Majority | 15,601 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||