1963 Leeds South by-election

1963 Leeds South by-election

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Constituency of Leeds South
First party Second party Third party   Con Lib Candidate Merlyn Rees John Udal Brian Walsh Party Labour Conservative Liberal Popular vote 18,785 5,996 4,399 Percentage 62.93% 20.09% 14.74% Swing 4.37% 10.95% 4.34%
MP before election Hugh Gaitskell Labour Subsequent MP Merlyn Rees Labour

The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on Thursday 20 June 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent MP and Leader of the Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Merlyn Rees who would later become a Cabinet minister.

Leeds South by-election, 1963 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	18,785	62.93	+4.37
	Conservative	John Udal	5,996	20.09	−10.95
	Liberal	Brian Walsh	4,399	14.74	+4.34
	Communist	Bert Ramelson	670	2.24	New
Majority			12,789	42.84	+15.32
Turnout			29,850
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.