Hornsey by-election, 1957

The Hornsey by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP David Gammans.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 12,500 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Hornsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Leonard David Gammans 33,294 60.20
Labour Frederick Evelyn Mostyn 20,568 37.19
Communist George John Jones 1,442 2.61
Majority 12,726 23.01 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Hornsey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ann Muriel Gammans 24,169 53.46 -6.74
Labour Frederick Evelyn Mostyn 21,038 46.54 +9.35
Majority 3,131 6.92
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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