Liverpool Garston by-election, 1957

The Liverpool Garston by-election of 5 December 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Sir Victor Raikes.

The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 12,000 votes.[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Liverpool Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Victor Raikes 28,130 63.51
Labour TE Nixon 16,161 36.49
Majority 11,969 27.02 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Liverpool Garston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Martin Bingham 15,521 49.20 -14.31
Labour I Levin 11,217 35.56 -0.93
Liberal Arthur Donald Dennis 4,807 15.24 N/A
Majority 3,131
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.


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