1957 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election

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.

The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 11,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election
General election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Gwilym Lloyd George 25,236 63.83
Labour Basil Chisholm 14,303 36.17
Majority 10,933 27.66
Turnout 39,539
National Liberal hold Swing

Result of the by-election
By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 19,107 60.35 -3.48
Labour T. McDonald 12,555 39.65 +3.48
Majority 6,462 20.70 -6.95
Turnout 31,662
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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