Ipswich by-election, 1957
- Ipswich by-election, 1957
The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Richard Stokes, of the Labour Party died on August 3, 1957.
The by-election to fill his seat was held on October 24.
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dingle Foot
votes = 26,898
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. C. Cobbold
votes = 19,161
percentage = 32.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Miss M. Sykes
votes = 12,587
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,737
percentage = 13.19
change = Election box turnout
votes = 27,405
percentage =
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/ipswich01.html British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election]
ee also
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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