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 26.81 +8.56
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ PoliticsResources.net
  2. ↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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