1965 Birmingham Hall Green by-election
The Birmingham Hall Green by-election of 6 May 1965 was held after the appointment to the Prices and Incomes Board of incumbent Conservative MP Aubrey Jones.[1]
The seat was considered safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by over 9,400 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 23,879 | 52.5 | ||
| Labour | G Rea | 14,477 | 31.8 | ||
| Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 7,113 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 9,402 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 45,469 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Result of the by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 17,130 | 54.8 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | David Mumford | 8,980 | 28.8 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 5,122 | 16.4 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 8,150 | 26.0 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 31,232 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Full results Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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