Blaydon by-election, 1956
- Blaydon by-election, 1956
The Blaydon byelection of 2 February, 1956 was a by-election to the House of Commons. It was caused by the death of William Whiteley, the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament for the constituency, who had first been elected in 1922 and had represented it ever since with the exception of 1931 to 1935. Labour Party candidate Robert Woof held the seat with little change in the majority.
Candidates
Labour selected Robert Woof, who was a miner and official with the National Union of Mineworkers; Woof, who was 44, had been a member of Durham County Council since 1947. The Conservative Party candidate was John Reay-Smith, a 40 year old solicitor who had been a member of Bishop Auckland Urban District Council and fought the constituency in the 1955 general election.
Results
Robert Woof won with a majority of 10,714, and went on to hold it for the next 23 years before retiring at the 1979 general election.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Woof
votes = 18,791
percentage = 69.9
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Reay-Smith
votes = 8,077
percentage = 30.1
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 10,714
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 26,868
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -3.4
ee also
* Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950 - 1979)
References
*"The Times House of Commons Supplement" Issued June 1957.
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