1963 Leeds South by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1963 Leeds South by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Leeds South no 1959 United Kingdom general election 1959 20 June 1963 Merlyn Rees x160px Labour Party (UK) 18,785 62.93% 4.37% John Udal Con Conservative Party (UK) 5,996 20.09% 10.95% Brian Walsh Lib Liberal Party (UK) 4,399 14.74% 4.34% MP Subsequent MP Hugh Gaitskell Labour Party (UK) Merlyn Rees Labour Party (UK) 200px 1964 United Kingdom general election 1964 The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on Thursday 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, 1963http://www.by-elections.co.uk/63.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141806/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/63.html 1963 By Election Results 2012-02-25 dead 2015-08-17 Labour Party (UK) Merlyn Rees 18,785 62.93 +4.37 Conservative Party (UK) John Udal 5,996 20.09 -10.95 Liberal Party (UK) Brian Walsh 4,399 14.74 +4.34 Communist Party of Great Britain Bert Ramelson 670 2.24 New 12,789 42.84 +15.32 29,850 Labour Party (UK) References South, 1963 Category:June 1963 in the United Kingdom Category:1963 in England Category:1960s in Leeds Category:1963 elections in the United Kingdom