Wrexham by-election, 1955
- Wrexham by-election, 1955
The Wrexham by-election, 1955 was a by-election held on 17th 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 1955 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.
Votes
Election box begin
title=By-election 1955: WrexhamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Idwal Jones
votes = 23,402
percentage = 57.9
change = −3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. W. G. Jones
votes = 12,476
percentage = 30.8
change = −4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = D. E. Morgan
votes = 4,572
percentage = 11.3
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 10,926
percentage = 27.0
change = +0.3Election box turnout
votes = 46,072
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/55a.html#wrexham British parliamentary by-elections: Wrexham 1955]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge51/i21.htm UK General Election results October 1951: Wrexham]
See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Wrexham constituency
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