1957 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election

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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.

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

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Gwilym Lloyd George 25,236 63.83
Labour Basil Chisholm14,30336.17
Majority10,93327.66
Turnout 39,539
National Liberal hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Elliott 19,107 60.35 -3.48
Labour T. McDonald12,55539.65+3.48
Majority6,46220.70-6.95
Turnout 31,662
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.