1964 Faversham by-election

The Faversham by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP Percy Wells. The usually marginal seat was retained by the Labour Candidate Terence Boston.

Faversham by-election, 1964 [1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Terence Boston	24,749	55.1	+4.8
	Conservative	Elsie M. S. Olsen	19,808	44.1	-3.6
	Independent	Russell Eckley	352	0.8	N/A
Majority			4,941	11.0	+10.5
Turnout			44,909	74.8
	Labour hold		Swing	10.5

References

1. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
2. "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.