1957 Gloucester by-election

The 1957 Gloucester by-election was held on 12 September 1957. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Moss Turner-Samuels. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Jack Diamond.[1]

Gloucester by-election, 1957[2] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Diamond 18,895 51.33 +0.44
Conservative F.J.V.H Dashwood 10,521 28.58 −20.53
Liberal Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips 7,393 20.08 New
Majority 8,374 22.75 +20.97
Turnout 36,809 71.0 −9.9
Labour hold Swing +10.5

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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