1956 Leeds North East by-election
Votes

1956 Leeds North East by-election

Section Title: Votes
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Keith Joseph	14,081	63.2	+1.7

Labour	Harry Waterman	8,212	36.8	1.7

Majority	5,869	26.4	+3.6

Turnout	22,293

Conservative hold	Swing	+1.7

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Keith Joseph won with a majority of 5,869 votes.

final_sentence: Keith Joseph won with a majority of 5,869 votes.