Ipswich by-election, 1957

The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Richard Stokes, of the Labour Party died on 3 August 1957.

The by-election to fill his seat was held on 24 October.

By-election 24 October 1957: Ipswich^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dingle Foot	26,898	45.8
	Conservative	J. C. Cobbold	19,161	32.6
	Liberal	Manuela Sykes	12,587	21.4
Majority			7,737	13.19
Turnout			27,405
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

External links

British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election

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Ipswich by-election, 1957

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