1963 Leeds South by-election

1963 Leeds South by-election

20 June 1963
Constituency of Leeds South
First party Second party Third party   Con Lib Candidate Merlyn Rees John Udal Brian Walsh Party Labour Conservative Liberal Popular vote 18,785 5,996 4,399 Percentage 62.93% 20.09% 14.74% Swing 4.37% 10.95% 4.34%
MP before election Hugh Gaitskell Labour Subsequent MP Merlyn Rees Labour

The 1963 Leeds South by-election was held on Thursday 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	18,785	62.93	+4.37
	Conservative	John Udal	5,996	20.09	−10.95
	Liberal	Brian Walsh	4,399	14.74	+4.34
	Communist	Bert Ramelson	670	2.24	New
Majority			12,789	42.84	+15.32
Turnout			29,850
	Labour hold		Swing