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.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 5,500 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: East Ham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Percy 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^[2]
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

↑ PoliticsResources.net
↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

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