1953 Barnsley by-election
The Barnsley by-election, 1953 was a by-election held on 31 March 1953 for the British House of Commons constituency of Barnsley in 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.[1]
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[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roy Mason | 29,283 | 72.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Whittaker | 10,905 | 27.1 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 18,378 | 45.8 | −6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 40,188 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
See also[]
- Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)
- 1897 Barnsley by-election
- 1938 Barnsley by-election
- 2011 Barnsley Central by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
Categories:
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies
- 1953 in England
- 1953 elections in the United Kingdom
- Elections in Barnsley
- 1950s in Yorkshire