The Liverpool Garston by-election of 5 December 1957 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Sir Victor Raikes.

The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 12,000 votes.[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Liverpool Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Raikes 28,130 63.51
Labour Thomas Edward Nixon 16,161 36.49
Majority 11,969 27.02
Turnout 44,291
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Liverpool Garston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bingham 15,521 49.20 -14.31
Labour Ian Isidore Levin 11,217 35.56 -0.93
Liberal Arthur Donald Dennis 4,807 15.24 New
Majority 3,131 13.64 -13.38
Turnout 31,545
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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