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]
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 |
The 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 |
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]
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 |
The 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 |