1963 Leeds South by-election

1963 Leeds South by-election
20 June 1963
Constituency of Leeds South
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lib
Candidate Merlyn Rees John Udal Brian Walsh
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 18,785 5,996 4,399
Percentage 62.93% 20.09% 14.74%
Swing 4.37% 10.95% 4.34%
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

  1. ^ "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.


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