Question: he Crewe and Nantwich by-election, 2008 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 May 2008, for the British House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich, election was won by which British Conservative Party politician?
Context: The Peckham by-election, 1908 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Peckham in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, London on 24 March 1908.  The seat was won by the opposition Conservative Party candidate, a gain from the Liberal Party who had won a large majority at the 1906 general election. The Liverpool Abercromby by-election, 1917 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 June 1917 for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Abercromby.  The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Chaloner had taken the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 18 June 1917, thus effectively resigning from the Commons.  Five days later, Chaloner was created Baron Gisborough.  He had been MP from Liverpool Abercromby since the January 1910 general election.  The Conservative candidate, Lord Stanley held the seat for the party.  He remained the constituency's MP until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election. The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election held on 12 July 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London.  The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Otho Nicholson resigned from the Commons by becoming the Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 4 July 1932.  He had held the seat since a 1924 by-election.  The Conservative candidate, Sidney Herbert, previously MP for Scarborough and Whitby, was returned unopposed and remained the seat's MP until his death in 1939 when a further by-election was held. The Crewe and Nantwich by-election, 2008 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 May 2008, for the British House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich, in Cheshire, England.  The election was won by the Conservative party candidate Edward Timpson, who defeated the Labour party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody, on a swing from Labour to Conservative of 17.6%, a swing that in a general election would see nine Labour cabinet ministers lose their seats.  At the time of the by-election, a swing of 7% in a general election would have seen the Conservatives gain an overall majority over Labour.  This was the first seat gained by the Conservatives in a by-election since the Mitcham and Morden by-election, 1982. The Aberdare by-election, 1954 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales.  The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954.  Thomas had held the seat since a 1946 by-election.  The Labour candidate, Arthur Probert held the seat for the party.  He remained the constituency's MP until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. The Fareham by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Fareham in Hampshire on 6 October 1939.  The seat had become vacant when Sir Thomas Inskip, the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament had been ennobled as Viscount Caldecote on 6 September and appointed as Lord Chancellor.  Inskip had held the Fareham seat since a by-election in 1931. The Birmingham Edgbaston by-election, 1940 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston on 18 December 1940.  The seat had become vacant when Neville Chamberlain, the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament had died from stomach cancer on 9 November.  Chamberlain had been Prime Minister until May 1940, and had held the Edgbaston seat since the 1929 general election. The Aberdare by-election, 1946 was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 December 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales.  The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Hall had been created Viscount Hall on 28 October 1946.  Hall had held the seat since the 1922 general election.  The Labour candidate, David Thomas held the seat for the party.  He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1954, when a further by-election was held. Anthony Edward Timpson (born (1973--)26 1973 ) is a British Conservative Party politician.  He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich at the 2008 by-election but lost his seat in the 2017 general election to the Labour candidate, Laura Smith. The Wells by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Wells in Somerset on 13 December 1939.  The seat had become vacant when Anthony Muirhead, the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament had died on 29 October, aged 48.  He had held the seat since the 1929 general election.  It was viewed as a significant turning point for politics in the local area.
Answer: Anthony Edward Timpson