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Lewisham North by-election, 1957

Index Lewisham North by-election, 1957

The Lewisham North by-election of 14 February 1957 was held following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet the previous year. [1]

12 relations: Anthony Eden, By-election, Conservative Party (UK), Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, Independent politician, Labour Party (UK), League of Empire Loyalists, Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency), Member of parliament, Niall MacDermot, Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet, United Kingdom general election, 1955.

Anthony Eden

Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative politician who served three periods as Foreign Secretary and then a relatively brief term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957.

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By-election

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections (known as special elections in the United States, and bypolls in India), are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones

Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, CH, PC (24 October 1909 – 4 December 1989), known as Elwyn Jones, was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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League of Empire Loyalists

The League of Empire Loyalists (LEL) was a British pressure group (also called a "ginger group" in Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations), established in 1954.

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Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewisham North was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Niall MacDermot

Niall MacDermot (10 September 1916 – 22 February 1996) was a British Labour Party politician.

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Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet

Sir Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, 1st Baronet (6 February 1897 – 29 November 1956) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1955

The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisham_North_by-election,_1957

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