1957 Liverpool Garston by-election
The Liverpool Garston by-election of 5 December 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Sir Victor Raikes.
The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 12,000 votes.[1]
Result of the previous general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Raikes | 28,130 | 63.51 | ||
Labour | TE Nixon | 16,161 | 36.49 | ||
Majority | 11,969 | 27.02 | |||
Turnout | 44,291 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Result of the by-election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bingham | 15,521 | 49.20 | -14.31 | |
Labour | I Levin | 11,217 | 35.56 | -0.93 | |
Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 4,807 | 15.24 | New | |
Majority | 3,131 | 13.64 | -13.38 | ||
Turnout | 31,545 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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- 1957 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1957 in England
- 1950s in Liverpool
- December 1957 events in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Liverpool constituencies
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