Birmingham Edgbaston by-election, 1953

The Birmingham Edgbaston by-election was held on 2 July 1953. It was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Peter Bennett was elevated to a hereditary peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edith Pitt.[1]

By-election, 2 July 1953Conservative hold
Majority: 10,507 Dame Edith PittConservative20,142FB Watson Labour9,635

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons1.htm