The City of Chester

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of 15 November 1956 was held after the appointment of

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Basil Nield Sir Basil Edward Nield (7 May 1903 – 4 December 1996) was a British judge and Conservative Party politician. After the death in 1940 of Sir Charles Cayzer, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester, Nield was elected in a by ...

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as Recorder of Manchester. The seat was safe, having been won at the

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Result of the previous general election

Result of the by-election

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