1953 Stoke-on-Trent North by-election

The 1953 Stoke-on-Trent North by-election was held on 31 March 1953 after the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Davies, died on his way to Jamaica as member of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. It was retained by the Labour candidate Harriet Slater, who had been a local councillor from 1933.

By Election 1953: Stoke-on-Trent North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Harriet Slater 23,103 75.49 +4.05
Conservative SF Middup 7,502 24.51 -4.05
Majority 15,601 50.98 +8.10
Turnout 30,605
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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