1957 Edinburgh South by-election
The Edinburgh South by-election of 29 May 1957 was held after the resignation of Unionist Party MP William Darling.
The seat was safe, having been won for the Unionists by Darling at the 1955 general election by a majority of nearly 13,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William Darling | 24,836 | 67.52 | −5.06 | |
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 11,949 | 32.48 | +5.06 | |
Majority | 12,887 | 35.04 | −10.18 | ||
Turnout | 36,785 | 77.24 | −4.19 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Michael Hutchison | 14,421 | 45.58 | −21.94 | |
Labour | James A. Forsyth | 9,781 | 30.91 | −1.57 | |
Liberal | William Douglas-Home | 7,439 | 23.51 | New | |
Majority | 4,640 | 14.67 | −20.41 | ||
Turnout | 31,641 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
See also
- February 1886 Edinburgh South by-election
- 1899 Edinburgh South by-election
- 1910 Edinburgh South by-election
- 1917 Edinburgh South by-election
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