1950 Bristol South East by-election: Difference between revisions

1950 Bristol South East by-election
Bristol South East constituency
Turnout	61.2% (23.9 pp)
MP before election; Stafford Cripps; Labour	Elected MP ; Tony Benn; Labour

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 13:01, 14 October 2024

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

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

References

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

[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.

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
-The '''Bristol South East by-election, 1950''' was a [[by-election]] held on [[30th 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) [[Stafford Cripps]] had [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resigned from Parliament]] due to ill-health.
+{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
+{{Infobox election
+| election_name = 1950 Bristol South East by-election
+| 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
+| map_image =
+| map_size =
+| map_caption =
+| 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]]
+| image2 = {{eppt|Conservative Party (UK)}}
+| 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]]
+| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
+}}
+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, with a reduced majority. 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 1961]], [[Bristol South East by-election, 1963|Bristol South East 1963]] and [[Chesterfield by-election, 1984|Chesterfield 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 ==
-{{Template:Election box begin |title= [[Bristol South East by-election, 1950|Bristol South East by-election, 30th Nov. 1950]]}}
+{{Election box begin |title= Bristol South East by-election, 30th November 1950<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.by-elections.co.uk/50.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095636/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/50.html|title=1950 By Election Results|archive-date=2012-03-25|url-status=dead|access-date=2015-08-12}}</ref>}}
-{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate = [[Tony Benn]]
  |votes = 19,367
  |percentage = 56.7
- |change = &minus;5.9
+ |change = −5.9
 }}
-{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party = Conservative Party (UK)
- |candidate = J. L. Lindsay
+ |candidate = [[James Lindsay (North Devon MP)|James Lindsay]]
  |votes = 12,018
  |percentage = 35.2
  |change = +8.4
 }}
-{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party = Liberal Party (UK)
- |candidate = D. M. Gorsky
+ |candidate = [[Doreen Gorsky]]
  |votes = 2,752
  |percentage = 8.1
- |change = &minus;1.4
+ |change = −1.4
 }}
-{{Template:Election box majority|
+{{Election box majority|
  |votes = 7,349
  |percentage = 21.5
- |change = &minus;14.3
+ |change = −14.3
 }}
-{{Template:Election box turnout|
+{{Election box turnout|
  |votes = 34,137
  |percentage = 61.1
- |change = &minus;23.9
+ |change = −23.9
 }}
-{{Template:Election box hold with party link|
+{{Election box hold with party link|
  | winner = Labour Party (UK)
- | swing  = &minus;7.2
+ | swing  = −7.2
 }}
-{{Template:Election box end}}
+{{Election box end}}
-==See also==
+== See also ==
 * [[Tony Benn]]
 * [[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 ==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/50.html#bristolse British Parliamentary by-elections, 1950: Bristol South East]
-* {{Rayment}}
-[[Category:By-elections to the UK Parliament in English constituencies]]
+{{By-elections to the 39th UK Parliament}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Bristol South East By-Election, 1950}}
+[[Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Bristol constituencies|South East]]
 [[Category:1950 in England]]
 [[Category:1950 elections in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Tony Benn]]
+[[Category:1950s in Bristol]]
-{{UK-poli-stub}}

v t e « 38th Parliament « By-elections to the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom » 40th Parliament »
1950	April: Sheffield Neepsend West Dunbartonshire May: Brighouse and Spenborough September: Leicester North East October: Glasgow Scotstoun November: Oxford Birmingham Handsworth Belfast West Bristol South East Abertillery
1951	February: Bristol West April: Ormskirk Harrow West May: Londonderry June: Woolwich East Westhoughton
Lists of UK by-elections 1801–1806 1806–1818 1818–1832 1832–1847 1847–1857 1857–1868 1868–1885 1885–1900 1900–1918 1918–1931 1931–1950 1950–1979 1979–2010 2010–present Northern Ireland Hereditary peers