title: 1957 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election
text: # 1957 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election
  
  The Newcastle-upon-Tyne North by-election of 21 March 1957 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of National Liberal and Conservative MP (MP) Gwilym Lloyd George.
  
  The seat was safe, having been won by Lloyd George at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by nearly 11,000 votes
  
  ## Result of the previous general election
  
  General election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Liberal | Gwilym Lloyd George | 25,236 | 63.83 |
  | | Labour | Basil Chisholm | 14,303 | 36.17 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,933 | 27.66 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,539 | |
  | | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  ## Result of the by-election
  
  By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | William Elliott | 19,107 | 60.35 | -3.48 |
  | | Labour | T. McDonald | 12,555 | 39.65 | +3.48 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,462 | 20.70 | -6.95 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,662 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  