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]
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. E. Talbot | 34,026 | 51.18 | ||
Labour | K C Rogers | 32,459 | 48.82 | ||
Majority | 1,567 | 2.36 | |||
Turnout | 66,485 | 78.95 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 31,371 | 53.75 | +2.57 | |
Labour | Derek Forwood | 21,151 | 36.24 | −12.58 | |
Liberal | Michael Steed | 4,536 | 7.77 | New | |
All Party Alliance | John Creasey | 1,305 | 2.24 | New | |
Majority | 10,220 | 17.51 | +15.15 | ||
Turnout | 58,363 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |