Wellingborough by-election, 1969

The Wellingborough by-election of 4 December 1969 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Howarth earlier that year. The seat was won by the Conservative Party.

Results

Wellingborough, 1969^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Fry	22,548	54.37	+6.74
	Labour	John Mann	16,499	39.79	-12.58
	Independent	Michael Coney	2,421	5.84
Turnout			41,468
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1966: Wellingborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Howarth	24,705	52.37
	Conservative	JL Leatham	22,472	47.63
Majority			2,233	4.73
Turnout			47,177	86.46
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
↑ Result from previous election

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