Gateshead West by-election, 1955

The Gateshead West by-election of 7 December 1955 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) John Hall:^[1]

The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 10,000 votes^[2]

Candidates

Labour chose Harry Randall who had been the Member of Parliament for Clitheroe between 1945 and 1950.

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Gateshead West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Thomas Hall	22,040	65.32
	Conservative	J Quigley	11,071	34.68
Majority			10,339	30.64

Result of the by-election

By-election 1955: Gateshead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Randall	13,196	66.46	+1.14
	Conservative	David A Wright	6,661	33.54	-1.14
Majority			6,535

References

↑ Full results
↑ PoliticsResources.net

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