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]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
External links[edit]
- Television footage of the campaign (British Film Institute)