Louth by-election, 1969

Louth by-election, 1969

The Louth by-election, 1969 was a by-election held on 8 December 1969 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire.

The seat had become vacant on the death on 31 August of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Cyril Osborne. He had held the seat since the 1945 general election.

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Jeffrey Archer. He held the seat until he stepped down at the October 1974 general election, due to financial difficulties and turned to writing paperback novels.

Votes

Election box begin
title=Louth by-election, 1969Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Archer
votes = 16,317
percentage = 58.0
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Briggs
votes = 5,590
percentage = 19.9
change = −17.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Adams
votes = 5,003
percentage = 17.8
change = +1.0Election box candidate
party = United Democratic Party
candidate = Sir George Fitzgerald
votes = 1,225
percentage = 4.4
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 10,727
percentage = 38.1
change = +28.6Election box turnout
votes = 28,135
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +14.3

ee also

* Louth constituency
* Louth by-election, 1920
* Louth by-election, 1921
* List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/69.html British Parliamentary by-elections: 1966]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i13.htm Richard Kimber's political science resources: UK General Election results March 1966]
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