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

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1969[3]
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. 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
  2. 1 2 3 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SINCE 1966, accessed 27 October 2008
  3. ↑ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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