1964 Bury St Edmunds by-election
The Bury St Edmunds by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Aitken. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Eldon Griffiths.[1][2]
The by-election was one of four (the others being Rutherglen, Devizes and Winchester being held on the same day in which the seat was being defended by a candidate supporting the incumbent Conservative government. With a general election due later in the year, the results were anticipated with interest as a pointer to what might happen at the election, with the Labour candidate in Bury St Edmunds confidently predicting victory.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eldon Griffiths | 22,141 | 49.0 | -9.8 | |
| Labour | Noel Insley | 19,682 | 43.5 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Richard Afton | 3,387 | 7.5 | New | |
| Majority | 2,459 | 5.5 | -12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,210 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Boehm, Brian R. Mitchell, Klaus (14 January 2018). "British parliamentary election results, 1950-1964". CUP Archive – via Google Books.
- "Testing the Electorate. Hopes and Fears in Four Constituencies". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1964. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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