List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1955–1959)
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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Forty-First Parliament of the United Kingdom (1955–1959).
Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1955 United Kingdom general election, held on 26 May 1955, served a full term, but there were three by-elections.
The list is sorted by the name of the MP.
Composition
[edit]Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Welsh Labour Party | 28 | |
Welsh Conservative Party | 4 | |
Welsh Liberal Party | 3 | |
National Liberal | 1 | |
Total | 36 |
MPs
[edit]By-elections
[edit]There were three by-elections during this period:
- 1958 Pontypool was won by Leo Abse
- 1956 Newport was won by Frank Soskice
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD, Baroness White (1909-1999), politician | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 19 June 2024.