1956 Walthamstow West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The Walthamstow West by-election of 1 March 1956 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of former Prime Minister, Labour MP (MP) Clement Attlee.

The seat was safe, having been won by Attlee at the 1955 general election by over 9,000 votes[1]

Candidates

  • Edward Redhead for Labour was a councillor and Alderman
  • The Conservatives nominated Richard Hornby, who at the time was a copywriter for JWT
  • The Liberal Party chose Oliver Smedley, who in 1955 had helped found the Institute of Economic Affairs
  • Perennial candidate Bill Boaks stood as an independent, which was one of his earliest parliamentary candidacies.

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Walthamstow West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clement Attlee 19,327 65.73
Conservative Richard Hornby 10,077 34.27
Majority 9,250 31.46
Turnout 29,404
Labour hold Swing

Result of the by-election

Walthamstow West by-election, 1 March 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Redhead 13,388 64.68 -1.05
Conservative Richard Hornby 4,184 20.21 -14.06
Liberal Oliver Smedley 3,037 14.67 New
Independent Bill Boaks 89 0.43 New
Majority 9,204 44.47 +13.01
Turnout 20,698
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Election results PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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