Wrexham by-election, 1955

The Wrexham by-election, 1955 was a by-election held on 17 March 1955 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales.

The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Richards, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election.

The result was a victory for the Labour candidate James Idwal Jones, who held the seat with a majority of nearly 11,000 votes.

Votes

By-election 1955: Wrexham^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Idwal Jones	23,402	57.9	−3.7
	National Liberal and Conservative	G. W. G. Jones	12,476	30.8	−4.0
	Plaid Cymru	Dafydd Elystan Morgan	4,572	11.3	N/A
Majority			10,926	27.0	+0.3
Turnout			46,072
	Labour hold		Swing

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