Cambridgeshire by-election, 1961

The Cambridgeshire by-election was held on 16 March 1961. The by-election was triggered by the appointment of the incumbent Conservative, Gerald Howard, as a High Court Judge on the Queen's Bench Division. It was won by the Conservative candidate Francis Pym.

Cambridgeshire by-election, 1961[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Leslie Pym	17,643	45.9	−12.0
	Labour	Robert M D Davies	11,566	30.1	−12.0
	Liberal	Richard Gillachrist Moore	9,219	24.0	N/A
Majority			6,077	15.8
Turnout			38,428	62.4	−15.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

References

1. F. W. S. Craig (1971), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1970. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
2. "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.