1957 Liverpool Garston by-election

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The 1957 Liverpool Garston by-election of 5 December 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Sir Victor Raikes.

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The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 12,000 votes. [1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Liverpool Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Raikes 28,130 63.51
Labour Thomas Edward Nixon16,16136.49
Majority 11,96927.02
Turnout 44,29171.0−1.7
Conservative hold Swing -1.7

Result of the by-election

The Conservative Party held the seat.

By-election 1957: Liverpool Garston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bingham 15,521 49.20 −14.31
Labour Ian Isidore Levin11,21735.56−0.93
Liberal Arthur Donald Dennis4,80715.24New
Majority 3,13113.64−13.38
Turnout 31,545
Conservative hold Swing -6.7

References

  1. ↑ Archived 11 August 2011 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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