1957 Ipswich by-election

The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Richard Stokes, of the Labour Party died on 3 August 1957.

The by-election to fill his seat was held on 24 October.

By-election 24 October 1957: Ipswich[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dingle Foot	26,898	45.8	-7.1
	Conservative	J. C. Cobbold	19,161	32.6	-14.5
	Liberal	Manuela Sykes	12,587	21.4	N/A
Majority			7,737	13.2	+7.4
Turnout			27,405
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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