1950 Bristol South East by-election

1950 Bristol South East by-election

30 November 1950
Bristol South East constituency
Turnout	61.2% (23.9 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 5.9 pp 8.4 pp 1.4 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 British 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 resigntion from Parliament due to ill-health.

The Labour candidate Tony Benn held the seat for his party. 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

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

• Tony Benn
• Bristol South East constituency
• 1961 Bristol South East by-election
• 1963 Bristol South East by-election
• Lists of United Kingdom by-elections