1964 Bury St Edmunds by-election
The Bury St Edmunds by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Aitken. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Eldon Griffiths.[1][2]
The by-election was one of four (the others being Rutherglen, Devizes and Winchester being held on the same day in which the seat was being defended by a candidate supporting the incumbent Conservative government. With a general election due later in the year, the results were anticipated with interest as pointer to what might happen at the election, with the Labour candidate in Bury St Edmunds confidently predicting victory.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eldon Griffiths | 22,141 | 49.0 | -9.8 | |
| Labour | Noel Insley | 19,682 | 43.5 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Richard Afton | 3,387 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 2,459 | 5.5 | -12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,210 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Boehm, Brian R. Mitchell, Klaus (14 January 2018). "British parliamentary election results, 1950-1964". CUP Archive – via Google Books.
- "Testing the Electorate. Hopes and Fears in Four Constituencies". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1964. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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