Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election, 1957

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal and Conservative MP (MP) Gwilym Lloyd George.

The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 11,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative and National Liberal Gwilym Lloyd George 25,236 63.83
Labour B Chisholm 14,303 36.17
Majority 10,933 27.65 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Elliott 19,107 60.35 -3.48
Labour T McDonald 12,555 39.65 +3.48
Majority 6,462 20.70 -6.95
Conservative 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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