1957 Hornsey by-election
# 1957 Hornsey by-election

The Hornsey by-election of 30 May 1957 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP David Gammans.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 12,500 votes

## Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Hornsey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Gammans | 33,294 | 60.20 |
| | Labour | Frederick Evelyn Mostyn | 20,568 | 37.19 |
| | Communist | George John Jones | 1,442 | 2.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,726 | 23.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,304 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Result of the by-election

By-election 1957: Hornsey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Muriel Gammans | 24,169 | 53.46 | -6.74 |
| | Labour | Frederick Evelyn Mostyn | 21,038 | 46.54 | +9.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,131 | 6.92 | -16.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
