Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election, 1957
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election, 1957
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The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal and Conservative MP (MP) Gwilym Lloyd George[1]:
The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 11,000 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
| General Election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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National Liberal and Conservative |
G Lloyd George |
25,236 |
63.83 |
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Labour |
B Chisholm |
14,303 |
36.17 |
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| Majority |
10,933 |
27.65 |
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Result of the by-election
| By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
W Elliot |
19,107 |
60.35 |
+3.48 |
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Labour |
T McDonald |
12,555 |
39.65 |
+3.48 |
| Majority |
6,462 |
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Conservative hold |
Swing |
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References
| v · d · e« 40th Parliament « By-elections to the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom » 42nd Parliament » |
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February: Lewisham North • Wednesbury • Carmarthen • March: Bristol West • Warwick and Leamington • Beckenham • Newcastle-upon-Tyne North • May: Edinburgh North • East Ham South • Hornsey • June: North Dorset • September: Gloucester • October: Ipswich • November: Leicester South East • December: Liverpool Garston |
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| 1958 |
February: Rochdale • March: Glasgow Kelvingrove • Torrington • May: Islington North • June: Argyll • Ealing South • St Helens • Weston-super-Mare • Wigan • November: Morecambe and Lunesdale • Chichester • Pontypool • East Aberdeenshire • Shoreditch and Finsbury |
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Categories:
- By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in English constituencies
- 1957 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1957 in England
- Politics of Newcastle
- History of Newcastle
- Elections in Newcastle
- British election stubs
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