List Of United Kingdom By-elections (1950–1979)
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This is a list of parliamentary
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
s in the
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, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
at the election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, blue for a
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
gain, orange for a Liberal gain, yellow for an SNP gain, green for a
Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; , ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, and often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left, Welsh nationalist list of political parties in Wales, political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from th ...
gain and grey for any other gain.


Resignations

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Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom As a constitutional convention, members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are not formally permitted to resign their seats. To circumvent this prohibition, MPs who wish to step down are instead appointed ...
for more details. Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his or her own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Steward of the Manor of Northstead. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.


By-elections


See also

* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1979–2010) *
United Kingdom by-election records Parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom occur when a Member of Parliament (MP) vacates a House of Commons seat (due to resignation, death, disqualification or expulsion) during the course of a parliament. Scope of these records Altho ...


References


United Kingdom Election Results (David Boothroyd)British Parliamentary By-Elections since 1945
* * F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–73'' * F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1974–83'' * F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1832–1987'' * F. W. S. Craig, ''Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987'' {{DEFAULTSORT:List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950-1979)
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
20th century in the United Kingdom