Wellingborough by-election, 1969
The Wellingborough by-election of 4 December 1969 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Howarth earlier that year. The seat was won by the Conservative Party.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Fry | 22,548 | 54.37 | +6.74 | |
Labour | John Mann | 16,499 | 39.79 | -12.58 | |
Independent | Michael Coney | 2,421 | 5.84 | ||
Majority | 6,049 | 14.58 | |||
Turnout | 41,468 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Howarth | 24,705 | 52.37 | ||
Conservative | JL Leatham | 22,472 | 47.63 | ||
Majority | 2,233 | 4.73 | |||
Turnout | 47,177 | 86.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ↑ Result from previous election
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