1961 Warrington by-election

The 1961 Warrington by-election was held on 20 April 1961 when the incumbent Labour MP, Dr Edith Summerskill became a Life Peer. The seat was retained by the Labour candidate Thomas Williams.

Candidates

The local Liberals selected 39 year old insurance official Frank Tetlow. He was born in September 1921 and educated at King's School, Macclesfield. He was a member of the Liberal Party Council. He had been elected to Cheshire County Council and Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council. At the 1959 general election he had been Liberal candidate for Knutsford.[1]

Result

Warrington by-election, 1961[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Thomas Williams	16,149	55.84	-0.46
	Conservative	Beata Brookes	9,149	32.08	-11.62
	Liberal	Frank R Tetlow	3,623	12.53	+12.53
Majority			7,000	23.76	+11.26
Turnout			28,921	56.7	-20.2
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. The Times House of Commons, 1959
2. "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.