1955 Gateshead West by-election explained

The 1955 Gateshead West by-election of 7 December 1955 was held after the death of Labour MP John Hall:^[1]

The seat had been won by Labour at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 10,000 votes^[2]

Candidates

• Labour chose Harry Randall who had been the Member of Parliament for Clitheroe between 1945 and 1950.

Result of the by-election

The Labour Party held the seat.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full results . 2011-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071845/http://by-elections.co.uk/55b.html#gateshead#gateshead . 2012-10-10 . dead .
2. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i09.htm