1967 Manchester Gorton by-election

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The Manchester Gorton by-election of 2 November 1967 was held following the death of Labour MP Konni Zilliacus.

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The seat was a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election with a majority of over 8,000 votes. [1]

Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Manchester Gorton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Konni Zilliacus 24,72660.10
Conservative I K Paley16,41839.90
Majority8,30820.20
Turnout 41,144
Labour hold Swing

Result of the by-election

Manchester Gorton by-election, 2 November 1967 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Marks 19,25945.89-14.21
Conservative Winston Churchill 18,68244.51+4.61
Liberal Terry Lacey2,4715.89N/A
All Party Alliance John Creasey 1,1232.68New
Communist Victor Eddisford4371.04New
Majority5571.38-18.81
Turnout 41,972
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. By-election result Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Byelection UK
  2. "1967 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.