1955 General Election - Dewsbury
| Year | 1955 |
| General election | 1955 General Election |
| Constituency | Dewsbury |
| Turnout | 80.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Paling, William Thomas | Labour | 23,286 |
| Shaw, Michael Norman | Conservative | 15,869 |
| Snowden, Joseph Stanley | Liberal | 5,516 |