1957 Hornsey by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1957 Hornsey by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP David Gammans.
The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 12,500 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Gammans | 33,294 | 60.20 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Frederick Evelyn Mostyn | 20,568 | 37.19 | −4.1 | |
Communist | George John Jones | 1,442 | 2.61 | New | |
Majority | 12,726 | 23.01 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,304 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Result of the by-election
The Conservative Party held the seat with a reduced majority.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Muriel Gammans | 24,169 | 53.46 | −6.74 | |
Labour | Frederick Evelyn Mostyn | 21,038 | 46.54 | +9.35 | |
Majority | 3,131 | 6.92 | −16.09 | ||
Turnout | 45,207 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.0 |
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