Elections in The 1950s
| General Election 1959: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | James Boyden | 21,706 | 55.0 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | N.W. Murray | 13,377 | 33.9 | −8.4 | |
| Liberal | J.G. Pease | 4,377 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,329 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 39,460 | 80.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| General Election 1955: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 21,804 | 57.7 | −2.8 | |
| Conservative | R.D.M. Youngson | 15,959 | 42.3 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 5,845 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 37,763 | 77.0 | −8.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
| General Election 1951: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 25,881 | 60.5 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | B.L. Butcher | 16,895 | 39.5 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | 8,986 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 42,776 | 85.1 | −1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
| General Election 1950: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 25,039 | 57.9 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | Antony Lambton | 13,669 | 31.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | L.W. Malby | 4,527 | 10.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,370 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 43,235 | 86.5 | +12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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