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1963 By Election Results

 

 

 

Colne Valley

  DATE:       21st March 1963
Mr A E P Duffy Labour 18,033
Mr R S Wainwright Liberal 15,994
Mr A Alexander Conservative 6,238
Mr A Fox Independent 266
Majority 2,039

Labour hold

 

 

Rotherham

  DATE:       28th March 1963
Mr B K O'Malley Labour 22,411
Mr M Barras Conservative 9,209
Mr R E Eckley Independent 742
Majority 13,232

Labour hold

 

 

Swansea East

  DATE:       28th March 1963
Mr N McBride Labour 18,909
Mr R Owens Liberal 4,895
Rev L Atkin People's Party 2,462
Miss A P Thomas Conservative 2,272
Mr E C Rees Welsh Nationalist 1,620
Mr B Pearce Communist 773
Majority 14,014

Labour hold

 

 

Leeds South

  DATE:       20th June 1963
Mr M Rees Labour 18,785
Mr J Udal Conservative 5,996
Mr B Walsh Liberal 4,399
Mr B Ramelson Communist 670
Majority 12,789

Labour hold

 

 

Deptford

  DATE:       4th July 1963
Hon. J E Silkin Labour 12,209
Mr D J Penwarden Liberal 4,726
Mr J D Brimacombe Conservative 4,023
Majority 7,483

Labour hold

 

 

West Bromwich

  DATE:       4th July 1963
Mr M A Foley Labour 20,510
Mr G Hawkins Conservative 8,246
Mr N R W Mawle Liberal 6,161
Majority 12,264

Labour hold

 

 

Stratford

  DATE:       15th August 1963
Mr A E U Maude Conservative 15,846
Mr A Faulds Labour 12,376
Mr D Mirfin Liberal 7,622
Mr M S Blair Independent 281
Mr D F Sutch Teenage Party 209

CREDITS:

Many thanks to Mark Egan for the Stratford Liberal leaflets.

Majority 3,470

Conservative hold

 

 

 Bristol South East 

  DATE:       20th August 1963
Mr A N W Benn Labour 20,313
Mr E D Martell National Fellowship Conservative 4,834
Mrs M P Lloyd Independent 287
* Mr G Pearl  Anti-Socialist, Liberal Conservative 44
Majority 15,479

Labour gain from Conservative

* Pearl withdrew on the eve of poll for Martell

 

 

Belfast South

  DATE:       22nd October 1963
Mr R J Pounder Ulster Unionist 17,989
Mr N Searight N. Ireland Labour Party 7,209
Mr A Hamilton Liberal 2,774
Majority 10,780

Ulster Unionist hold

 

 

Kinross & West Perthshire

  DATE:       7th November 1963
Sir A F Douglas-Home Conservative 14,147
Mr I A D Millar Liberal 4,819
Mr A Forrester Labour 3,752
Mr A Donaldson Scottish Nationalist 1,801
Mr J W Smith Independent Conservative 78
* Mr W G Rush Independent 45
Mr R Wort Light & Dark Blue C'tive 23
Majority 9,328

Conservative hold

* Rush withdrew on the eve of poll for Millar

 

 

 Luton 

  DATE:       7th November 1963
Mr W Howie Labour 21,108
Sir J Fletcher-Cooke Conservative 17,359
Mr M A Benjamin Liberal 5,001
Dr A P J Chater Communist 490
Majority 3,749

Labour gain from Conservative & National Liberal

 

 

Dundee West

  DATE:       21st November 1963
Mr P M Doig Labour 22,449
Dr R R Taylor Conservative 17,494
Dr J C Lees Scottish Nationalist 3,285
Mr D P Bowman Communist 1,170
Majority 4,955

Labour hold

 

 

St Marylebone

  DATE:       5th December 1963
Rt. Hon. Q M Hogg Conservative 12,495
Mr P W Plouviez Labour 7,219
Mr E W Wheeler Liberal 3,016
Majority 5,276

Conservative hold

 

 

Manchester Openshaw

  DATE:       5th December 1963
Mr C R Morris Labour 16,101
Mr G W G Fitzsimons Conservative 7,139
Mr E Marsden Communist 1,185
Majority 8,962

Labour hold

 

 

Sudbury & Woodbridge

  DATE:       5th December 1963
Mr K M Stainton Conservative 22,005
Mr F E Woodbridge Labour 16,416
Mr A Herbert Liberal 5,935
Majority 5,589

Conservative hold

 

 

Dumfriesshire

  DATE:       12th December 1963
Mr D C Anderson Conservative 16,762
Mr I Jordan Labour 15,791
Mr C L Abernethy Liberal 4,491
Mr J H D Gair Scottish Nationalist 4,001
Majority 971

Conservative hold