Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election, 1957
Encyclopedia
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election
of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal
and Conservative
MP
(MP) Gwilym Lloyd George
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The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the United Kingdom general election, 1955
by nearly 11,000 votes
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Gwilym Lloyd George
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby
Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957....
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The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the United Kingdom general election, 1955
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
by nearly 11,000 votes