1969 Swindon by-election

The Swindon by-election of 3 October 1969 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Francis Noel-Baker resigned from the House of Commons. The seat was won by the Conservative Party in a defeat for Harold Wilson's government.[1]

Results
Swindon, 1969[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher Ward 16,843 41.73 +5.06
Labour David Stoddart 16,365 40.54 -20.81
Liberal Christopher Layton 6,193 15.34 N/A
Communist Judith Gradwell 518 1.28 -0.70
Young Socialist Frank Willis 446 1.10 N/A
Majority 478 1.19
Turnout 40,365
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1966: Swindon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Francis Noel-Baker 25,966 61.35
Conservative NG Reece 15,523 36.67
Communist I Gradwell 838 1.98
Majority 10,443 24.67
Turnout 73.51
Labour hold Swing
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References
  1. Full result Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.


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