1955 Gateshead West by-election

The Gateshead West by-election of 7 December 1955 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) John Hall:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 10,000 votes[2]

Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Gateshead West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hall 22,040 65.32
Conservative J Quigley 11,071 34.68
Majority 10,339 30.64
Turnout 33,111
Labour hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1955: Gateshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Randall 13,196 66.46 +1.14
Conservative David A Wright 6,661 33.54 -1.14
Majority 6,535 32.92 +2.28
Turnout 19,857
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Full results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net


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