1968 New Forest by-election

The New Forest by-election of 7 November 1968 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre resigned from the House of Commons due to ill health. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.

Results
New Forest, 1968[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patrick McNair-Wilson 28,025 66.27 +15.07
Liberal Nicholas Locock 8,430 19.93 -2.12
Labour Alan Reynard 5,836 13.80 -12.95
Majority 19,595 46.34 +21.89
Turnout 42,291
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: New Forest[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre 27,292 51.20
Labour MH Jones 14,260 26.75
Liberal Nicholas Locock 11,757 22.05
Majority 13,032 24.45
Turnout 53,309 74.16%
Conservative hold Swing
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References
  1. "1968 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. Result from previous election


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