1957 East Ham North by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

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

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 general election by over 5,500 votes

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

By-election 1957: East Ham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reg Prentice	12,546	56.26	−2.87
	Conservative	John Henry Samuel Bangay	6,567	29.45	−11.42
	People's League	Edward Martell	2,730	12.24	New
	Ind. Labour Party	William Henry Christopher	458	2.05	New
Majority			5,979	26.81	+8.56
Turnout			22,301
	Labour hold		Swing

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