1953 Sunderland South by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1953 Sunderland South by-election was held on 13 May 1953. It was held due to the death of the Labour MP Richard Ewart. It was gained by the Conservative candidate Paul Williams who had unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 1951 general election. It was the first time since 1924 that an incumbent government had gained a seat from the opposition in a by-election. The gain was held at the 1955 general election. Sunderland South by-election, 1953http://by-elections.co.uk/53.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071919/http://by-elections.co.uk/53.html 1953 By Election Results 10 October 2012 dead 13 August 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Williams 23,114 48.6 −1.1 Labour Party (UK) Alexander G.S. Whipp 21,939 46.1 −4.2 Liberal Party (UK) Roy Francis Leslie 2,524 5.3 New 1,175 2.5 N/A 47,557 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Durham constituencies Category:Politics of the City of Sunderland Category:1953 in England Category:1953 elections in the United Kingdom Category:20th century in County Durham