1956 Walthamstow West by-election

Candidates

• Edward Redhead for Labour was a councillor and Alderman
• The Conservatives nominated Richard Hornby, who at the time was a copywriter for JWT
• The Liberal Party chose Oliver Smedley, who in 1955 had helped found the Institute of Economic Affairs
• Perennial candidate Bill Boaks stood as an independent, which was one of his earliest parliamentary candidacies.

  Result of the previous general election

Result of the by-election