1954 Sutton and Cheam by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1954 Sutton and Cheam by-election was held on 4 November 1954 due to the resignation of the Conservative MP Sydney Marshall. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Richard Sharples.

Sutton and Cheam by-election, 1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Sharples	21,930	66.55	+3.78
	Labour	N. T. Poulter	11,023	33.45	−3.78
Majority			10,907	33.10	+7.57
Turnout			32,953	55.60	−26.08
Registered electors			59,292
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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1952	February: Bournemouth East and Christchurch Southport Leeds South East July: Dundee East October: Cleveland North Antrim November: Belfast South Wycombe Birmingham Small Heath Farnworth
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