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
Liberal National 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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