1957 East Ham North by-election

The East Ham North by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Labour Party MP Percy Daines.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 5,500 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: East Ham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Percy Daines	17,961	59.13
	Conservative	A Silverstone	12,416	40.87
Majority			5,545	18.26
Turnout			30,377
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: East Ham North[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reg Prentice	12,546	56.26	-2.87
	Conservative	J Bangay	6,567	29.45	-11.42
	People's League	Edward Martell	2,730	12.24	New
	Ind. Labour Party	W H Christopher	458	2.05	New
Majority			5,979	26.81	+8.56
Turnout			22,301
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.