Bristol West by-election, 1957
- Bristol West by-election, 1957
The Bristol West byelection of 7 March, 1957 was a by-election to the House of Commons which saw the constituency of Bristol West elect a new Conservative Party Member of Parliament to replace Sir Walter Monckton. Sir Walter had first been elected at a previous byelection in 1951.
Candidates
The Conservative Party chose Robert Cooke, a schoolteacher who was only 26 years old. Cooke had been President of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1953, and was elected to Bristol City Council the next year; he had been the Conservative candidate for Bristol South East in the 1955 general election.
The Labour Party chose William Rodgers, then General Secretary of the Fabian Society, who was 28 at the time. There was no Liberal Party candidate.
Results
Robert Cooke kept the seat in the Conservative column but suffered a substantial reduction in the majority, which fell from 22,001 to 14,162. Labour retained almost all of their 1955 vote. Cooke became the "Baby of the House" (youngest member), and kept the seat until he retired at the 1979 general election. William Rodgers was not disillusioned and later became Labour Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees in a 1962 byelection.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Cooke
votes = 24,585
percentage = 70.2
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Rodgers
votes = 10,423
percentage = 29.8
change = +5.1Election box majority
votes = 14,162
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,008
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -5.1
ee also
* Bristol West (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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