1968 Caerphilly by-election

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The 1968 Caerphilly by-election of 15 July 1968 was held after the death of Labour MP Ness Edwards.

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The seat was very safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by over 21,000 votes [1] but Plaid Cymru gave Labour a serious fright in this by-election and came close to winning the seat on a huge swing.

Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Caerphilly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ness Edwards 26,330 74.3 +2.2
Conservative Ronald J Maddocks5,18214.6−2.3
Plaid Cymru John D A Howell3,94911.1+0.1
Majority 21,14859.7+4.5
Turnout 35,46176.8−1.6
Registered electors 46,180
Labour hold Swing

Result of the by-election

1968 Caerphilly by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Evans 16,148 45.7 −28.6
Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 14,27440.4+29.3
Conservative Robert Williams3,68710.4−4.2
Liberal Peter Sadler1,2573.5N/A
Majority 1,8745.3−54.4
Turnout 35,36675.9−0.9
Registered electors 46,578
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "1966 Election Results". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "1968 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.