1955 Gateshead West by-election

The 1955 Gateshead West by-election of 7 December 1955 was held after the death of Labour MP John Hall: ^[1]

The seat had been won by Labour at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 10,000 votes ^[2]

Candidates

• Labour chose Harry Randall who had been the Member of Parliament for Clitheroe between 1945 and 1950.

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Gateshead West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hall	22,040	65.32
	Conservative	J Quigley	11,071	34.68
Majority			10,339	30.64
Turnout			33,111
	Labour hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

The Labour Party held the seat.

By-election 1955: Gateshead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Randall	13,196	66.46	+1.14
	Conservative	David A Wright	6,661	33.54	−1.14
Majority			6,535	32.92	+2.28
Turnout			19,857
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Full results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
2. Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net