The 1956 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 1955 general election by over 11,000 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Basil Nield | 24,905 | 56.66 | ||
| Labour | John M. Forrester | 13,903 | 31.63 | ||
| Liberal | John Seys-Llewellyn | 5,145 | 11.71 | ||
| Majority | 11,002 | 25.03 | |||
| Turnout | 43,953 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Result of the by-election
editThe Conservative Party held the seat with a reduced vote share and majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Temple | 21,137 | 51.72 | −4.94 | |
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 14,789 | 36.19 | +4.56 | |
| Liberal | John Seys-Llewellyn | 4,942 | 12.09 | +0.38 | |
| Majority | 6,348 | 15.53 | −9.50 | ||
| Turnout | 40,868 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ Full results Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election results Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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