1955 Wrexham by-election
Appearance
The 1955 Wrexham by-election was a by-election held on 17 March 1955 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales.
The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Richards, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election.
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate James Idwal Jones, who held the seat with a majority of nearly 11,000 votes.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idwal Jones | 23,402 | 57.9 | −3.6 | |
National Liberal | Griffith Winston Guthrie Jones | 12,476 | 30.8 | −4.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Elystan Morgan | 4,572 | 11.3 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 10,926 | 27.0 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,072 | 62.4 | −22.4 | ||
Registered electors | 64,788 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
Sources
- Jones, John Graham (2004). "The Cardiganshire Election of 1966" (PDF). Llafur: Journal of Welsh People's History. 9 (1): 95–106.
References
- ^ "British parliamentary by-elections: Wrexham 1955". Web Cite. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 573
External links
- British parliamentary by-elections: Wrexham 1955
- UK General Election results October 1951: Wrexham Archived 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)