Louth by-election, 1969
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The Louth by-election, 1969 was a by-election held on 4 December 1969 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire.
The seat had become vacant on the death on 31 August of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Cyril Osborne. He had held the seat since the 1945 general election.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Jeffrey Archer. Archer held the seat until the October 1974 general election, when he stepped down due to financial difficulties and began writing popular novels.
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Archer | 16,317 | 58.0 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Bruce Briggs | 5,590 | 19.9 | −17.0 | |
Liberal | John Adams | 5,003 | 17.8 | +1.0 | |
Democratic Party | Sir George Fitzgerald, Bt | 1,225 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,727 | 38.1 | +28.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,135 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Cyril Osborne | 19,977 | 46.37 | ||
Labour | Robin Brumby | 15,885 | 36.87 | ||
Liberal | Edmund Ian Marshall | 7,222 | 16.76 | ||
Majority | 4,092 | 9.50 | |||
Turnout | 43,084 | 74.35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
- Louth constituency
- Louth by-election, 1920
- Louth by-election, 1921
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
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- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i13.htm
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