- Leyton by-election, 1965
The Leyton by-election, 1965 was a parliamentary by-election held on
21st January 1965 for theBritish House of Commons constituency of Leyton in East London.The seat had become vacant when the constituency's long-serving Labour
Member of Parliament (MP), Reginald Sorensen, was made alife peer 15 December 1964 . An MP for over thirty years, his elevation to the peerage was intended to create a vacancy in a safe seat for the Foreign Secretary,Patrick Gordon Walker , who had been defeated in the 1964 general election in his Smethwick constituency.The result of the contest was not as planned: the Conservative Party candidate, Ronald Buxton, won with a majority of 205 votes, a swing from Labour of 8.7%. Gordon-Walker regained the seat for Labour at 1966 general election.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Leyton by-election, 1965 Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Buxton
votes = 16,544
percentage = 42.9
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Patrick Gordon-Walker
votes = 16,339
percentage = 42.4
change = −8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alistair H Mackay
votes = 5,382
percentage = 14.0
change = −2.2Election box candidate
party = UK & Commonwealth Party
candidate = Jeremiah Lynch
votes = 157
percentage = 0.4
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Disarmament
candidate = George Delf
votes = 156
percentage = 0.4
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 205
percentage = 0.53
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,578
percentage = 57.7
change = −12.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +8.7See also
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Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)
*Leyton
*List of United Kingdom by-elections References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/65.html#leyton British Parliamentary by-elections: Leyton]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk UK General Elections since 1832]
*Rayment
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