title: 1956 Melton by-election
text: # 1956 Melton by-election
  
  The 1956 Melton by-election was held on 19 December 1956 after the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Anthony Nutting over a disagreement with his party over the Suez Crisis. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Mervyn Pike.
  
  Melton by-election, 1956 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mervyn Pike | 19,133 | 53.29 | -7.63 |
  | | Labour | Ted Masters | 16,771 | 46.71 | +7.63 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,362 | 6.58 | -15.26 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,904 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.63 | |
  