Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1969

The Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election of October 30, 1969 was caused by the death of Labour MP Stephen Swingler. It was held on the same day as four other by-elections^[1] and the seat was retained by Labour.^[2]

Results

Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1969^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Golding	21,786^[2]	46.1^[2]	-15.7^[1]
	Conservative	Nicholas Winterton	20,744	43.9%	+5.7
	Liberal	David Spreckley	2,999	6.4	+6.4
	Democratic Party	D Parker	1,699	3.6	+3.6
Turnout				72.3
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1 2 UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004 RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004, accessed 27 October 2008
1 2 3 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SINCE 1966, accessed 27 October 2008
↑ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

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