1965 Saffron Walden by-election

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The Saffron Walden by-election of 23 March 1965 was held after the awarding of a life peerage to Conservative MP Rab Butler.

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The seat was safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by 5,000 votes [1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1964: Saffron Walden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rab Butler 20,610 49.3
Labour Michael D Cornish15,65537.5
Liberal Frank PD Moore6,18913.3
Majority4,95511.8
Turnout 42,454
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Saffron Walden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Kirk 18,851 48.5 -0.8
Labour Michael D Cornish15,35839.5+2.0
Liberal Frank PD Moore4,62611.9-1.4
Majority3,4939.0-2.8
Turnout 38,835
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.