The
Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of
National Liberal
National liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal policies and issues with elements of nationalism. Historically, national liberalism has also been used in the same meaning as conservative liberalism (right-liberalism).
A seri ...
and
Conservative
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MP (MP)
Gwilym Lloyd George
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, (4 December 1894 – 14 February 1967) was a Welsh politician and cabinet minister. The younger son of David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.
Background, education and milit ...
.
The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the
1955 United Kingdom general election
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election in 1951.
It was a snap election: after Winston Churchill retired in April 1955, Anthony Eden took over and immediately ca ...
by nearly 11,000 votes
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Result of the previous general election
Result of the by-election
References
1957 elections in the United Kingdom
1957 in England
20th century in Newcastle upon Tyne
By-election, 1957
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Northumberland constituencies
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