Wrexham by-election, 1955

The Wrexham by-election, 1955 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

Wrexham by-election, 1955 [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Idwal Jones 23,402 57.9 -3.61
National Liberal and Conservative Griffith Winston Guthrie Jones 12,476 30.8 -4.05
Plaid Cymru Elystan Morgan 4,572 11.3 +7.66
Majority 10,926 27.0 +0.33
Turnout 46,072 62.4 -22.38
Registered electors 64,788
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British parliamentary by-elections: Wrexham 1955". Web Cite. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
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