Faversham by-election, 1964

The Faversham by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP Percy Wells. The usually marginal seat was retained by the Labour Candidate Terence Boston.

Faversham by-election, 1964 [1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence George Boston	24,749	55.1	4.8
	Conservative	Mrs Elsie M. S. Olsen	19,808	44.1	-3.6
	Independent	Russell Eckley	352	0.8	N/A
Majority			4,941	11.0	10.5
Turnout			44,909	74.8
	Labour hold		Swing	10.5

References

1. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
2. "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-09-19.