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1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election

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The Birmingham Edgbaston by-election was held on 2 July 1953. It was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Peter Bennett was elevated to a hereditary peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edith Pitt.[1]

Birmingham Edgbaston by-election, 1953 [2] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edith Pitt 20,142 67.64 +3.35
Labour FB Watson 9,635 32.36 −3.35
Majority 10,507 35.29 +6.71
Turnout 29,777
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons1.htm
  2. ^ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.