title: 1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election
text: # 1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election
  
  The Birmingham Edgbaston by-election was held on 2 July 1953. It was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Peter Bennett was elevated to a hereditary peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edith Pitt.
  
  1953 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election Electorate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Edith Pitt | 20,142 | 67.64 | +3.35 |
  | | Labour | FB Watson | 9,635 | 32.36 | -3.35 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,507 | 35.28 | +6.70 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,777 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  