Leeds South by-election, 1963

The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on 20 June 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent MP and leader of the Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Merlyn Rees who would later become a cabinet minister.

Leeds South by-election, 1963^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	18,785	62.9
	Conservative	J. Udal	5,996	20.1
	Liberal	B. Walsh	4,399	14.7
	Communist	Bert Ramelson	670	2.2
Majority			12,789
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-17.