Edinburgh South by-election, 1957
The Edinburgh South by-election of 29 March 1957 was held after the resignation of Unionist Party MP William Darling.
The seat was safe, having been won for the Unionists by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Darling | 24,836 | 67.52 | ||
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 11,949 | 32.48 | ||
Majority | 12,887 | 35.08 | - |
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Michael Hutchison | 14,421 | 45.58 | -21.94 | |
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 9,781 | 30.91 | -1.57 | |
Liberal | William Douglas-Home | 7,439 | 23.51 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,640 | 14.67 | -20.41 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net
- ↑ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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