1963 Deptford by-election

The 1963 Deptford by-election was held on 4 July 1963[1] following the death of the incumbent Labour MP Sir Leslie Plummer on 15 April. The seat was comfortably retained by the future Cabinet Member John Silkin.

Deptford by-election, 1963[2]
constituency of Deptford
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Silkin	12,209	58.25	-3.70
	Liberal	D J Penwarden	4,726	22.55	New
	Conservative	J D Brimacombe	4,023	19.20	-18.85
Majority			7,483	35.70	+11.80
Turnout			20,958
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/63.html%23luton&date=2009-10-25+19:14:28
2. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.