1968 Sheffield Brightside by-election

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The 1968 Sheffield Brightside by-election of 13 June 1968 was held following the death of Labour MP Richard Winterbottom. [1] The seat was very safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 general election by over 19,000 votes [2]

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Candidates

Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Sheffield Brightside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Winterbottom 26,653 75.90 +5.2
Conservative Raymond Hadfield7,47621.29−4.5
Communist Howard Hill9892.82−0.7
Majority19,17754.61+9.7
Turnout 35,11866.2−4.1
Labour hold Swing

Result of the by-election

The Labour Party held the seat with a much diminished majority.

By-election 1968: Sheffield Brightside [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Griffiths 14,179 55.21 −20.69
Conservative Colin Renfrew 8,93134.77+13.48
Communist Robert Wilkinson1,0694.16+1.34
Independent Ronald Guest9183.60New
Independent H. L. Lambert5862.30New
Majority5,24820.44−34.17
Turnout 25,683
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 230.
  2. Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  3. OBITUARY – Eddie Griffiths Independent.co.uk
  4. "1968 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.