Saffron Walden by-election, 1965

The Saffron Walden by-election of 23 March 1965 was held after the awarding of a life peerage to Conservative MP Rab Butler.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964 by 5,000 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1964: Saffron Walden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rab Butler	20,610	49.3
	Labour	Michael D Cornish	15,655	37.5
	Liberal	Frank PD Moore	6,189	13.3
Majority			4,955	11.9	–

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Saffron Walden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Michael Kirk	18,851	48.5	-0.8
	Labour	Michael D Cornish	15,358	39.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Frank PD Moore	4,626	11.9	-1.4
Majority			3,493
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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

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