1957 Leicester South East by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1957 Leicester South East by-election was held on 28 November 1957. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Waterhouse. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate John Peel whose only opponent was the future Speaker, Betty Boothroyd standing for the first time for Labour.

Leicester South East by-election, 1957[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Peel 18,023 60.9 −3.3
Labour Betty Boothroyd 11,541 39.1 +3.3
Majority 6,482 21.8 -6.6
Turnout 29,564 56.3 -22.2
Conservative hold Swing −6.0

References

  1. ^ "Conservatives Hold Leicester". The Times. London. 29 November 1957. p. 10.
  2. ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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