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1955 Gateshead West by-election

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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

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Gateshead West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John 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 32.92 +2.28

References

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ [1] PoliticsResources.net