Erith and Crayford by-election, 1965

The Erith and Crayford by-election of 11 November 1965 was held after the death of Labour MP Norman Dodds.

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1964: Erith and Crayford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Dodds	22,806	53.1
	Conservative	B Black	13,951	32.3
	Liberal	Stanley W Vince	6,189	14.4
Majority			8,855	20.6	–

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Erith and Crayford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Wellbeloved	21,835	55.4	+2.3
	Conservative	David Madel	14,763	37.5	+5.2
	Liberal	Stanley W Vince	2,823	7.2	-7.2
Majority			14,947
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

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