Acton by-election, 1968

The Acton by-election of 28 March 1968 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bernard Floud on 10 October 1967. The seat, previously Labour,^[1] was gained by the Conservatives in a defeat for Harold Wilson's government. It was one of the three Conservative gains from Labour on the same day, the others being at Meriden and Dudley. The by-election also marked the first electoral appearance of the National Front, who finished fourth.

Results

Acton by-election, 1968[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Baker	12,242	48.67	+6.36
	Labour	Walter Hamlet Johnson	8,522	33.88	-23.81
	Liberal	Frank Davis	2,868	11.40	N/A
	National Front	Andrew Fountaine	1,400	5.57	N/A
	Independent	Harold Fox	75	0.30	N/A
	Independent	William Gold	44	0.17	N/A
Turnout			25,151	59.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. Result at previous general election
2. "1968 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-21.