1950 Bristol South East by-election explained

Election Name:1950 Bristol South East by-election
Type:parliamentary
Turnout:61.2% (23.9 pp)
Seats For Election:Bristol South East constituency
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1950 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1950
Next Election:1951 United Kingdom General Election
Next Year:1951
Election Date:30 November 1950
Candidate1:Tony Benn
Image1:Tony Benn 1967.jpg
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:19,367
Percentage1:54.6%
Swing1:5.9 pp
Candidate2:James Lindsay
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:12,018
Percentage2:35.2
Swing2:8.4 pp
Candidate3:Doreen Gorsky
Party3:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote3:2,752
Percentage3:8.1%
Swing3:1.4 pp
MP
Before Election:Stafford Cripps
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Tony Benn
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The 1950 Bristol South East by-election was a by-election held on 30 November 1950 for the British House of Commons constituency of Bristol South East in the city of Bristol. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Stafford Cripps had resigntion from Parliament due to ill-health.

The Labour candidate Tony Benn held the seat for his party.[1] It was the first of four by-election victories for Benn in the course of his 45-year career in Parliament, the others being Bristol South East in 1961, the same seat in 1963 and Chesterfield in 1984.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Benn. Tony. Years Of Hope: Diaries,Letters and Papers 1940–1962. 2012. Random House. 9781446493366.