1957 Edinburgh South by-election
Appearance
The Edinburgh South by-election of 29 March 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP William Darling.
The seat was safe, having been won for the Tories by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Darling | 24,836 | 67.52 | ||
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 11,949 | 32.48 | ||
Majority | 12,887 | 35.08 | − |
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Clark Hutchison | 14,421 | 45.58 | −21.94 | |
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 9,781 | 30.91 | −1.57 | |
Liberal | William Douglas-Home | 7,439 | 23.51 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,640 | 14.67 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
- Edinburgh South by-election, February 1886
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1899
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1910
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1917
References
- ^ [1] PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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