1953 Stoke-on-Trent North by-election
The 1953 Stoke-on-Trent North by-election was held on 31 March 1953 after the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Davies, died on his way to Jamaica as member of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. It was retained by the Labour candidate Harriet Slater, who had been a local councillor from 1933.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Harriet Slater | 23,103 | 75.49 | +4.05 | |
Conservative | SF Middup | 7,502 | 24.51 | −4.05 | |
Majority | 15,601 | 50.98 | +8.10 | ||
Turnout | 30,605 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.