Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1969
The Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election of October 30, 1969 was caused by the death of Labour MP Stephen Swingler. It was held on the same day as four other by-elections[1] and the seat was retained by Labour.[2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Golding | 21,786[2] | 46.13[2] | -15.67[1] | |
Conservative | Nicholas Winterton | 20,744 | 43.92% | +5.72 | |
Liberal | David Spreckley | 2,999 | 6.35 | +6.35 | |
Democratic Party | D Parker | 1,699 | 3.60 | +3.60 | |
Turnout | 47,228 | 72.3 | |||
Majority | 1,042 | 2.21 | -21.40 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- 1 2 UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004 RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004 Archived 14 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine., accessed 27 October 2008
- 1 2 3 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SINCE 1966, accessed 27 October 2008
- ↑ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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