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1957 East Ham North by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
August 2019
August 2019
The 1957 East Ham North by-election of 30 May 1957 was held following the death of Labour Party MP Percy Daines.
The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 general election by over 5,500 votes https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185024/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i08.htm 2016-03-03 PoliticsResources.net
Result of the previous general election
General election 1955: East Ham North
Labour Party (UK)
Percy Daines
17,961
59.13
-1.23
Conservative Party (UK)
A Silverstone
12,416
40.87
+1.23
5,545
18.26
-2.45
30,377
74.92
-8.36
Conservative Party (UK)
-1.23
Result of the by-election
By-election 1957: East Ham Northhttp://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
Labour Party (UK)
Reg Prentice
12,546
56.26
-2.87
Conservative Party (UK)
John Henry Samuel Bangay
6,567
29.45
-11.42
People's League
Edward Martell
2,730
12.24
New
Independent Labour Party
William Henry Christopher
458
2.05
New
5,979
26.81
+8.56
22,301
57.30
-17.62
Labour Party (UK)
+4.28
References
Category:1957 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:1957 in London
Category:Elections in the London Borough of Newham
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies
Category:1950s in Essex
Category:East Ham