1965 Hove by-election

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The 1965 Hove by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Hove held on 22 July 1965.

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Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Conservative MP Anthony Marlowe. Marlowe had had a heart attack in June 1965. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1950.

Election history

Hove had been won by the Conservatives at every election since 1950 when the seat was created. The result at the last General election was as follows;

General election 1964: Hove [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Marlowe 32,923 68.4 −6.4
Labour Thomas James Marsh15,21432.3+6.4
Majority17,70936.8–12.8
Turnout 48,13769.6−2.6
Conservative hold Swing -6.4

Candidates

Campaign

Result

It was won by the Conservatives' Martin Maddan. There was a 6.2% swing against the Conservatives;

1965 Hove by-election [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Francis Martin Maddan 25,339 62.0 −6.4
Labour Thomas James Marsh8,38721.0−10.6
Liberal Oliver Charles Napier Moxon 6,86716.7New
Independent Max Cossman1210.3New
Majority16,95241.0+4.2
Turnout 40,71458.2−11.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

Aftermath

The result at the 1966 general election;

General election 1966: Hove [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Francis Martin Maddan 28,799 57.2 −4.8
Labour Trevor Williams12,90925.7+4.7
Liberal Oliver Charles Napier Moxon 8,03716.0−0.7
Independent Max Cossmann5741.1+0.8
Majority15,89031.6−9.5
Turnout 50,31972.1+13.9
Conservative hold Swing -4.7

Moxon contested Brighton Kemptown in 1970 [4] Sidcup, against Prime Minister Edward Heath, before moving to Jamaica. Marsh did not stand again.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Times House of Commons, 1966
  2. The Times House of Commons, 1964
  3. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. The Times House of Commons, 1970

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