City of Chester by-election, 1956

The City of Chester by-election of 15 November 1956 was held after the appointment of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Basil Nield^[1] as Recorder of Manchester.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 11,000 votes^[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: City of Chester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Basil Edward Nield	24,905	56.66
	Labour	John M. Forrester	13,903	31.63
	Liberal	John Desmond Seys Llewellyn	5,145	11.71
Majority			11,002	25.03	-

City of Chester by-election, 15 November 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Meredith Temple	21,137	51.72	-4.94
	Labour	Lewis Carter-Jones	14,789	36.19	+4.56
	Liberal	John Desmond Seys Llewellyn	4,942	12.09	+0.38
Majority			6,348

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