1955 Orpington by-election
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald Sumner | 20,082 | 65.8 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | R. David Vaughan Williams | 10,426 | 34.2 | -3.1 | |
| Majority | 9,656 | 31.7 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 30,508 | 55.4 | -26.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,069 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
gollark: I have never gotten a GoN but it's nice to know it's possible.
gollark: "Let's just do this one time thing OH NO THE ENTIRE HIGH END TRADE ECONOMY REORIENTED AROUND THIS AAAH"
gollark: One good ides was to introduce new prize species every year and have them be in the market when they've been raffled for a year.
gollark: It's not like everyone will save for a year or so to get one, they'd probably still be quite rare.
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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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