Leeds South by-election, 1963

The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on 20 June 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent MP and leader of the Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Merlyn Rees who would later become a cabinet minister.

Leeds South by-election, 1963[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Merlyn Rees 18,785 62.93 +4.37
Conservative J. Udal 5,996 20.09 -10.95
Liberal B. Walsh 4,399 14.74 +4.34
Communist Bert Ramelson 670 2.24 N/A
Majority 12,789 42.84 +15.32
Turnout 29,850
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-17.


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