1957 Beckenham by-election

The 1957 Beckenham by-election was held on 21 March 1957. It was called when the incumbent Conservative MP Patrick Buchan-Hepburn was elevated to a hereditary peerage. The seat was held for the Conservatives by their candidate Philip Goodhart. Future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was one of the unsuccessful candidates for the Conservative nomination.

Beckenham by-election, 1957^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Goodhart	29,621	62.94	−6.02
	Labour	Neville D. Sandelson	17,445	37.06	+6.02
Majority			12,176	25.87	−12.06
Turnout			47,066	64.70	−11.81
Registered electors			72,786
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "1957 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.