1956 City of Chester by-election

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

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

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

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.