1957 Edinburgh South by-election

The Edinburgh South by-election of 29 May 1957 was held after the resignation of Unionist Party MP William Darling.

The seat was safe, having been won for the Unionists by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election
General election 1955: Edinburgh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Darling 24,836 67.52
Labour James A. Forsyth 11,949 32.48
Majority 12,887 35.04
Turnout 36,785
Unionist hold Swing

Result of the by-election
By-election 1957: Edinburgh South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Michael Hutchison 14,421 45.58 -21.94
Labour James A. Forsyth 9,781 30.91 -1.57
Liberal William Douglas-Home 7,439 23.51 New
Majority 4,640 14.67 -20.41
Turnout 31,641
Unionist hold Swing

See also

References
  1. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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