City of Chester by-election, 1956

City of Chester by-election, 1956

The City of Chester by-election of 15 November 1956 was held after the appointment of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Basil Nield[1] as Recorder of Manchester.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 11,000 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: City of Chester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Basil Edward Nield 24,905 56.66
Labour John M. Forrester 13,903 31.63
Liberal J.D. Seys Llewellyn 5,145 11.71
Majority 11,002 25.03 -

Result of the by-election

City of Chester by-election, 15 November 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Meredith Temple 21,137 51.72 -4.94
Labour Lewis Carter-Jones 14,789 36.19 +4.56
Liberal J.D. Seys Llewellyn 4,942 12.09 +0.38
Majority 6,348

References

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ Election results PoliticsResources.net

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