1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election

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]

1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election [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	35.28	+6.70
Turnout			29,777
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
2. "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.