Stratford by-election, 1963

The Stratford by-election, 1963 was a by-election held on 15 August 1963 for the British House of Commons constituency of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) John Profumo on 6 June 1963 after the Profumo Affair scandal.

The result was a Conservative Party hold, with Angus Maude winning a massively-reduced majority of almost 3,470 votes.

The by-election was the first of many to be contested by David Sutch, later known as "Screaming Lord Sutch".

Votes

Stratford by-election, 15 August 1963[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	15,846	43.61	−24.9
	Labour	Andrew Faulds	12,376	34.06	+25.7
	Liberal	Derick Mirfin	7,622	20.98	N/A
	Independent	M. S. Blair	281	0.77	N/A
	Teenage Party	David Sutch	209	0.58	N/A
Majority			3,470	9.55	−27.47
Turnout			36,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	−

References

1. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-17.