Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1961

The Manchester Moss Side by-election of 8 November 1961 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) James Watt 7 July that same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.

Results

Manchester Moss Side, 1961^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Taylor	9,533	41.1	-21.2
	Liberal	Ruslyn H. Hargreaves	6,447	27.8	N/A
	Labour	Gordon Oakes	5,980	25.8	-11.9
	Union Movement	W. Hesketh	1,212	5.2	N/A
Turnout			23,172
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.

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1960	March: Brighouse and Spenborough Harrow West May: Edinburgh North November: Mid Bedfordshire Bolton East Carshalton Ludlow Petersfield Tiverton Ebbw Vale Blyth

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