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The '''Bristol South East by-election, 1950''' was a [[by-election]] held on 30 November 1950 for the [[British House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of '''[[Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol South East]]''' in the city of [[Bristol]]. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] had [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resigned from Parliament]] due to ill-health.
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| type = parliamentary
| turnout = 61.2% ({{decrease}}23.9 [[percentage points|pp]])
| seats_for_election = [[Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)|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
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| candidate1 = '''[[Tony Benn]]'''
| image1 = Tony Benn 1967.jpg
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| popular_vote1 = '''19,367'''
| percentage1 = '''54.6%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}}'''5.9''' [[percentage points|pp]]
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| candidate2 = [[James Lindsay (North Devon MP)|James Lindsay]]
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| popular_vote2 = 12,018
| percentage2 = 35.2
| swing2 = {{increase}}8.4 [[percentage points|pp]]
| image3 = {{Eppt|Liberal Party (UK)|LIB}}
| candidate3 = Doreen Gorsky
| party3 = Liberal Party (UK)
| popular_vote3 = 2,752
| percentage3 = 8.1%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}1.4 [[percentage points|pp]]
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
| before_election = [[Stafford Cripps]]
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Tony Benn]]
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The '''1950 Bristol South East by-election''' was a [[by-election]] held on 30 November 1950 for the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of '''[[Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol South East]]''' in the city of [[Bristol]]. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] had [[Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom|resigned from Parliament]] due to ill-health.


The Labour candidate [[Tony Benn]] held the seat for his party.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Benn|first1=Tony|title=Years Of Hope: Diaries,Letters and Papers 1940-1962|date=2012|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781446493366|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-7D78PRN7PUC&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=Bristol+South+East+by-election,+30th+November+1950+Tony+Benn+reduced+majority&source=bl&ots=dL26ZhxY-y&sig=IlIgGSceQmoyI_fLDIoipbNWWfI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBGoVChMIhq_YxMqLyQIVge8UCh2wZA2G#v=onepage&q=Bristol%20South%20East%20by-election%2C%2030th%20November%201950%20Tony%20Benn%20reduced%20majority&f=false}}</ref> It was the first of four by-election victories for Benn in the course of his 45-year career in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], the others being [[Bristol South East by-election, 1961|Bristol South East in 1961]], [[Bristol South East by-election, 1963|Bristol South East in 1963]] and [[Chesterfield by-election, 1984|Chesterfield in 1984]].
The Labour candidate [[Tony Benn]] held the seat for his party.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Benn|first1=Tony|title=Years Of Hope: Diaries,Letters and Papers 1940–1962|date=2012|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781446493366|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-7D78PRN7PUC&q=Bristol+South+East+by-election%2C+30th+November+1950+Tony+Benn+reduced+majority&pg=PT14}}</ref> It was the first of four by-election victories for Benn in the course of his 45-year career in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], the others being [[1961 Bristol South East by-election|Bristol South East in 1961]], the same seat in [[1963 Bristol South East by-election|1963]] and [[1984 Chesterfield by-election|Chesterfield in 1984]].


== Votes ==
== Result ==
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Tony Benn]]
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[James Lindsay (Conservative politician)|James Lindsay]]
|candidate = [[James Lindsay (North Devon MP)|James Lindsay]]
|votes = 12,018
|votes = 12,018
|percentage = 35.2
|percentage = 35.2
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* [[Tony Benn]]
* [[Tony Benn]]
* [[Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol South East constituency]]
* [[Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol South East constituency]]
* [[Bristol South East by-election, 1961]]
* [[1961 Bristol South East by-election]]
* [[Bristol South East by-election, 1963]]
* [[1963 Bristol South East by-election]]
* [[List of United Kingdom by-elections]]
* [[Lists of United Kingdom by-elections]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Tony Benn]]
[[Category:Tony Benn]]
[[Category:20th century in Bristol]]
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 14 October 2024

1950 Bristol South East by-election
← 1950 30 November 1950 1951 →
Bristol South East constituency
Turnout61.2% (Decrease23.9 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LIB
Candidate Tony Benn James Lindsay Doreen Gorsky
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 19,367 12,018 2,752
Percentage 54.6% 35.2 8.1%
Swing Decrease5.9 pp Increase8.4 pp Decrease1.4 pp
MP before election

Stafford Cripps
Labour

Elected MP

Tony Benn
Labour

The 1950 Bristol South East by-election was a by-election held on 30 November 1950 for the 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 resigned 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.

Result

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Bristol South East by-election, 30th November 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Benn 19,367 56.7 −5.9
Conservative James Lindsay 12,018 35.2 +8.4
Liberal Doreen Gorsky 2,752 8.1 −1.4
Majority 7,349 21.5 −14.3
Turnout 34,137 61.1 −23.9
Labour hold Swing −7.2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Benn, Tony (2012). Years Of Hope: Diaries,Letters and Papers 1940–1962. Random House. ISBN 9781446493366.
  2. ^ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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