Barnsley by-election, 1953
- Barnsley by-election, 1953
The Barnsley by-election, 1953 was a by-election held on 31st March 1953 for the British House of Commons constituency of Barnsley in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Sidney Schofield, who had represented the constituency since the 1951 general election.
The Labour candidate, Roy Mason, held the seat for his party with a slightly reduced majority. He went on to hold a series of Cabinet posts in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Barnsley by-election, 1953Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Mason
votes = 29,283
percentage = 72.9
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. Whittaker
votes = 10,905
percentage = 27.1
change = +9.8Election box majority
votes = 18,378
percentage = 45.7
change = −6.6Election box turnout
votes = 40,188
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −3.3
ee also
*Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)
*Barnsley by-election, 1938
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/53.html 1953 by-election results]
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