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