The 1957 Wednesbury by-election was held on 28 February 1957 after the incumbent Labour MP, Stanley Evans, resigned from the House of Commons and the Labour Party after he had refused to vote against the Conservative government on the Suez Crisis. The Labour candidate, John Stonehouse, retained the seat with an increased majority.
Political problems in Egypt were contributing factors in Stanley Evans' resignation
The suez canal is located in egypt, therefore it follows that the political problems surrounding the issue were at least in part responsible for Evan's resignation as the context also clearly states