1965 Saffron Walden by-election

The Saffron Walden by-election of 23 March 1965 was held after the awarding of a life peerage to Conservative MP Rab Butler.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by 5,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election
General election 1964: Saffron Walden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rab Butler 20,610 49.3
Labour Michael D Cornish 15,655 37.5
Liberal Frank PD Moore 6,189 13.3
Majority 4,955 11.8
Turnout 42,454
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election
By-election 1965: Saffron Walden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Kirk 18,851 48.5 -0.8
Labour Michael D Cornish 15,358 39.5 +2.0
Liberal Frank PD Moore 4,626 11.9 -1.4
Majority 3,493 9.0 -2.8
Turnout 38,835
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.


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