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1956 City of Chester by-election

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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 United Kingdom general election by over 11,000 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

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General election 1955: City of Chester
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

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The Conservative Party held the seat with a reduced vote share and majority.

City of Chester by-election, 15 November 1956[3]
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

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  1. ^ Full results Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Election results Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  3. ^ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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