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1956 Melton by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1956 Melton by-election was held on 19 December 1956 after the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Anthony Nutting over a disagreement with his party over the Suez Crisis. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Mervyn Pike.
Melton by-election, 1956 http://by-elections.co.uk/56.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071845/http://by-elections.co.uk/56.html 1956 By Election Results 2012-10-10 dead 2015-08-14
Conservative Party (UK)
Mervyn Pike
19,133
53.29
-7.63
Labour Party (UK)
Ted Masters
16,771
46.71
+7.63
2,362
6.58
-15.26
35,904
Conservative Party (UK)
-7.63
References
Melton, 1956
Melton by-election
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