1955 Gateshead West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

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

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

## Result of the previous general election

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General election 1955: Gateshead West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Hall | 22,040  | 65.32  |
| Conservative | J Quigley  | 11,071  | 34.68  |
Majority  | 10,339  | 30.64  |
Turnout | 33,111  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## Result of the by-election

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The Labour Party held the seat.

By-election 1955: Gateshead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Harry Randall | 13,196  | 66.46  | +1.14
| Conservative | David A Wright  | 6,661  | 33.54  | −1.14
Majority  | 6,535  | 32.92  | +2.28
Turnout | 19,857  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Full results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
2. ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net

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