UK Parliamentary by-election
1963 Leeds South by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
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Constituency of Leeds South |
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MP before election Hugh Gaitskell Labour | Subsequent MP Merlyn Rees Labour | |
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, 1963[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Merlyn Rees | 18,785 | 62.93 | +4.37 |
| Conservative | John Udal | 5,996 | 20.09 | −10.95 |
| Liberal | Brian Walsh | 4,399 | 14.74 | +4.34 |
| Communist | Bert Ramelson | 670 | 2.24 | New |
Majority | 12,789 | 42.84 | +15.32 |
Turnout | 29,850 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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