1957 Gloucester by-election

The Gloucester by-election was held on 12 September 1957. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Moss Turner-Samuels. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Jack Diamond.[1]

Gloucester by-election, 1957[2] Electorate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Diamond	18,895	51.33	+0.44
	Conservative	FJVH Dashwood	10,521	28.58	-20.53
	Liberal	Patrick Herbert Lort-Phillips	7,393	20.08	N/A
Majority			8,374	22.75	+20.97
Turnout			36,809
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.