Leicester South West by-election, 1967

The Leicester South West by-election of 2 November 1967 was held after the resignation of Labour MP (MP) Herbert Bowden.

The seat was seen as safe, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1966 by over 5,500 votes^[1]

Candidates

• The Conservatives adopted Thomas Boardman, a Lieutenant-Colnel who had served in the Second World War.
• Neville Sandelson for Labour was a barrister and one time member of the London County Council
• The local Liberal Party association nominated Colin Beech

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1966: Leicester South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert Bowden	18,822	58.65
	Conservative	Thomas Boardman	13,268	41.35
Majority			5,554	17.31	-

Result of the by-election

Leicester South West by-election, 2 November 1967[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Boardman	12,897	51.63	+10.28
	Labour	Neville Sandelson	8,958	35.86	-22.79
	Liberal	Colin Beech	3,125	12.51	N/A
Majority			3,939
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. PoliticsResources.net
2. "1967 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-21.