Hornsey by-election, 1957

The Hornsey by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP David Gammans.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 12,500 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Hornsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Leonard David Gammans	33,294	60.20
	Labour	Frederick Evelyn Mostyn	20,568	37.19
	Communist	George John Jones	1,442	2.61
Majority			12,726	23.01	-

Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Hornsey^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ann Muriel Gammans	24,169	53.46	-6.74
	Labour	Frederick Evelyn Mostyn	21,038	46.54	+9.35
Majority			3,131	6.92
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. PoliticsResources.net
2. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.