Twickenham by-election, 1955
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The Twickenham by-election, 1955 was a parliamentary by-election
held on 25 January 1955 for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Twickenham
in Middlesex
.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP), Sir Edward Keeling
, had died on 23 November 1954. He had held the seat since the 1935 general election
.
The result was a comfortable victory for the Conservative candidate Gresham Cooke
, who held the seat until his death shortly before the 1970 general election
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 25 January 1955 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Twickenham
Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Twickenham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP), Sir Edward Keeling
Edward Keeling
Sir Edward Herbert Keeling was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament from 1935 to 1954....
, had died on 23 November 1954. He had held the seat since the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
.
The result was a comfortable victory for the Conservative candidate Gresham Cooke
Gresham Cooke
Roger Gresham Cooke was a British Conservative Party politician.He was the son of Dr. Arthur Cooke, F.R.C.S., senior surgeon to Addenbrooke's Hospital.-Early life:...
, who held the seat until his death shortly before the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
.
Votes
See also
- Twickenham constituencyTwickenham (UK Parliament constituency)Twickenham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
- TwickenhamTwickenhamTwickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
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- List of United Kingdom by-elections