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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edith Pitt | 20,142 | |||
Labour | FB Watson | 9,635 | |||
Majority | 10,507 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons1.htm
- ↑ "1953 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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