Orpington by-election, 1955

The Orpington by-election, 1955 was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 January 1955 for the British House of Commons constituency of Orpington in Kent, England. It followed the death of the incumbent Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Waldron Smithers. The seat was held by the Conservatives.

The by-election was notable in that Sumner as the incumbent chairman of the divisional Conservative Association defeated Margaret Thatcher to be adopted prospective candidate for the local constituency.^[1] The Liberal Party announced that it would not contest the by-election.^[2]

Result

Orpington by-election, 20 January 1955^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Sumner	20,082	65.83	+3
	Labour	David Vaughan Williams	10,426	35.17	−3
Majority			9656		−3.9
Turnout			30,508	55.39	−27.62
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3

References

↑ Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
↑ The Times, Orpington Polling Day 20 January 5 Jan 1955
↑ British Parliament by-election: 1955

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1953	February: Canterbury March: Isle of Thanet Barnsley Stoke-on-Trent North April: Hayes and Harlington Down North Sunderland South June: Abingdon July: Birmingham Edgbaston September: Broxtowe November: Crosby Ormskirk Holborn and St Pancras South December: Paddington North

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