Swansea East by-election, 1963
- Swansea East by-election, 1963
The Swansea East by-election, 1963 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East on 28 March 1963.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort had died on 1 January 1963, aged 74. He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1940.
The Labour candidate, Neil McBride, held the seat for his party.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Swansea East by-election, 1963Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Neil McBride
votes = 18,909
percentage = 61.1
change = −6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Owens
votes = 4,895
percentage = 15.8
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = People's Party
candidate = Rev L Atkin
votes = 2,462
percentage = 8.0
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Miss A. P. Thomas
votes = 2,272
percentage = 7.3
change = −14.7Election box candidate
party = Welsh Nationalist
candidate = E C Rees
votes = 1,620
percentage = 5.2
change = −5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = B. Pearce
votes = 773
percentage = 2.5
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 14,014
percentage = 45.3
change = −0.2Election box turnout
votes = 30,931
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
See also
* Swansea East constituency
* Swansea East by-election, 1919
* Swansea East by-election, 1940
* Swansea
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* United Kingdom by-election records
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/63.html British Parliamentary by-elections: 1963]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge59/ge59index.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Election results October 1959]
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