1957 Edinburgh South by-election

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The 1957 Edinburgh South by-election of 29 May 1957 was held after the resignation of Unionist Party MP William Darling.

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The seat was safe, having been won for the Unionists by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes [1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Edinburgh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Darling 24,836 67.52 −5.06
Labour James A. Forsyth11,94932.48+5.06
Majority12,88735.04−10.12
Turnout 36,78577.24−4.19
Unionist hold Swing

Result of the by-election

The Unionist Party held the seat.

By-election 1957: Edinburgh South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Michael Hutchison 14,421 45.58 −21.94
Labour James A. Forsyth9,78130.91−1.57
Liberal William Douglas-Home 7,43923.51New
Majority4,64014.67−20.37
Turnout 31,641
Unionist hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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