1964 Faversham by-election

The Faversham by-election of 1964 was held on 4 June 1964 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP Percy Wells. The usually marginal seat was retained by the Labour Candidate Terence Boston.

Faversham by-election, 1964 [1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Boston	24,749	55.1	+4.8
	Conservative	Elsie M. S. Olsen	19,808	44.1	-3.6
	Independent	Russell Eckley	352	0.8	New
Majority			4,941	11.0	+10.5
Turnout			44,909	74.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.5

References

1. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
2. "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.