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The local Liberal association selected 31-year-old Dennis Wrigley as their candidate. He was an architect. [1] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester Regional School of Architecture. He was President of the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Western Young Liberal Federation. He had contested Oldham East at the 1959 general election [2] where he polled 15% of the vote and came third.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Walder | 13,069 | 37.4 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Wilfred McCormack Halsall | 11,201 | 32.1 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | Dennis Ian Wrigley | 10,674 | 30.5 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 5.3 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,944 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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