The Swindon by-election of 3 October 1969 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Francis Noel-Baker resigned from the House of Commons. The seat was won by the Conservative Party in a defeat for Harold Wilson's government.[1][2]
| Swindon, 1969 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Ward | 16,843 | 41.73 | +5.06 | |
| Labour | David Stoddart | 16,365 | 40.54 | -20.81 | |
| Liberal | Christopher Layton | 6,193 | 15.34 | N/A | |
| Communist | Judith Gradwell | 518 | 1.28 | -0.70 | |
| Young Socialist | Frank Willis | 446 | 1.10 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 40,365 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1966: Swindon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Francis Noel-Baker | 25,966 | 61.35 | ||
| Conservative | NG Reece | 15,523 | 36.67 | ||
| Communist | I Gradwell | 838 | 1.98 | ||
| Majority | 10,443 | 24.67 | |||
| Turnout | 73.51 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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