1956_Hereford_by-election
1956 Hereford by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1956 Hereford by-election of 14 February 1956 was held after the resignation of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Jim Thomas.[1]
The seat was safe, having been won by Thomas at the 1955 United Kingdom general election albeit with a reduced majority of over 2,000 votes.[2] The Liberals, who had already polled nearly one-quarter of the vote in 1955, increased their share to 36.4%.