1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election

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The 1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 23 March 1961 due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Wheeldon. It was won by the Labour candidate Denis Howell. [1]

Result

By-Election 23 March 1961: Birmingham Small Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Howell 12,182 59.2 +1.8
Conservative Bernard Charles Owens5,92328.8−13.8
Liberal W. Kirk2,47612.0New
Majority 6,25930.4+15.6
Turnout 20,58142.6−23.1
Labour hold Swing −7.8

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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