1963 Leeds South by-election

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1963 Leeds South by-election
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  1959 20 June 1963 1964  

Constituency of Leeds South
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Merlyn Rees appearing on After Dark , 16 July 1988 (3x4 crop).jpg
Con
Lib
Candidate Merlyn Rees John UdalBrian Walsh
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Popular vote18,7855,9964,399
Percentage62.93%20.09%14.74%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.37%Decrease2.svg10.95%Increase2.svg4.34%

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Merlyn Rees 18,785 62.93 +4.37
Conservative John Udal5,99620.09−10.95
Liberal Brian Walsh4,39914.74+4.34
Communist Bert Ramelson 6702.24New
Majority12,78942.84+15.32
Turnout 29,850
Labour hold Swing

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References

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