1957 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal and Conservative MP (MP) Gwilym Lloyd George.

The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 11,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Gwilym Lloyd George	25,236	63.83
	Labour	Basil Chisholm	14,303	36.17
Majority			10,933	27.66
Turnout			39,539
	National Liberal hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Elliott	19,107	60.35	−3.48
	Labour	T. McDonald	12,555	39.65	+3.48
Majority			6,462	20.70	−6.95
Turnout			31,662
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. [1] Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.