1957 Beckenham by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1957 Beckenham by-election was held on 21 March 1957. It was called when the incumbent Conservative MP Patrick Buchan-Hepburn was elevated to a hereditary peerage. The seat was held for the Conservatives by their candidate Philip Goodhart. Future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was one of the unsuccessful candidates for the Conservative nomination.

Beckenham by-election, 1957[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Goodhart 29,621 62.94 -6.02
Labour Neville D. Sandelson 17,445 37.06 +6.02
Majority 12,176 25.87 -12.06
Turnout 47,066 64.70 -11.81
Registered electors 72,786
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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