1967 Brierley Hill by-election

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The 1967 Brierley Hill by-election of 27 April 1967 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Ellis Talbot. [1]

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The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour during 1950 United Kingdom general election by 4,637 votes, and the Conservatives in the preceding 1966 United Kingdom general election by only 1,567.

Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Brierley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Talbot 34,026 51.18
Labour K C Rogers32,45948.82
Majority 1,5672.36
Turnout 66,48578.95
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

Brierley Hill by-election, 27 April 1967 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 31,371 53.75 +2.57
Labour Derek Forwood21,15136.24−12.58
Liberal Michael Steed 4,5367.77New
All Party Alliance John Creasey 1,3052.24New
Majority 10,22017.51+15.15
Turnout 58,363
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Full results Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Labour Conference Guardian letters page 2005
  3. Liberal candidate Michael Steed Archived October 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Byelections.co.uk
  4. "1967 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.