Tonbridge by-election, 1956

The 1956 Tonbridge by-election was held on 7 June 1956 due to the resignation of the Conservative MP, Gerald Williams. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Richard Hornby. Although Tonbridge was usually a safe Conservative seat this election was fought with a local Labour politician and against the backdrop of Anthony Eden's unpopular government so the Conservative majority was cut to barely 1,600 votes.

Tonbridge by-election, 1956^[1]^[2] Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Phipps Hornby	20,515	52.0	-8.4
	Labour	Robert L Fagg	18,913	48.0	+8.4
Majority			1,602	4.0	-16.8
Turnout			39,428
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
↑ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

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1956	February: Blaydon Leeds North East Hereford Gainsborough Taunton March: Walthamstow West May: Mid Ulster June: Tonbridge July: Newport September: Chester-le-Street November: City of Chester December: Melton

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