1957 North Dorset by-election

By-election for the British House of Commons April 2022 The 1957 North Dorset by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of North Dorset on 27 June 1957. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Conservative MP, Robert Crouch on 7 May 1957. He had been MP here since gaining the seat in 1950. Election history North Dorset had been won by the Conservatives at every election since 1950 when they gained the seat from the Liberals. The result at the last general election was as follows; 1955 general election: North Dorset Electorate 44,142 F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Crouch 18,906 52.1 +5.1 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Portman 11,747 32.4 -12.6 Labour Party (UK) Herbert J. Dutfield 5,633 15.5 +7.5 7,159 19.7 +17.7 36,286 82.2 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Candidates The Conservatives selected Lt-Col. Richard Glyn. He had first been chosen by the local Conservatives to defend the seat at the 1945 general election, but was defeated by the Liberal candidate Frank Byers. The Liberals selected 34-year-old John Alun Emlyn-Jones as candidate. He had fought the seat of Barry just outside Cardiff in the 1950 general election.Who’s Who of 475 Liberal Candidates Fighting the 1950 general election; Liberal Publications Dept. 1950 He was the son of John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones who had been the Liberal MP here from 1922 to 1924. Labour re-selected H J Dutfield, who had stood here at the last general election. An Independent candidate, H C Wright, intervened. Result North Dorset by-election, 1957http://by-elections.co.uk/57.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329041134/http://by-elections.co.uk/57.html 1957 By Election Results 2012-03-29 dead 2015-08-14 Electorate 45,346 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Glyn 15,513 45.1 -7.0 Liberal Party (UK) John Alun Emlyn-Jones 12,411 36.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Herbert J. Dutfield 6,278 18.3 +2.8 Independent (politician) H C Wright 170 0.5 New 3,102 9.0 -10.7 34,372 75.8 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) -5.4 Aftermath The result at the following general election; General election 1959: North Dorset Electorate 46,844 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Glyn 20,255 52.7 +0.7 Liberal Party (UK) John Alun Emlyn-Jones 11,604 30.2 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Herbert J. Dutfield 6,548 17.0 +1.5 8,651 22.5 +2.9 38,377 82.0 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) References Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com By-Elections in British Politics by Cook and Ramsden See also List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records North Dorset by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies North Dorset by-election North Dorset by-election Category:20th century in Dorset