Swindon by-election, 1969

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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]

Results

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

References

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1966	July: Carmarthen

1967	March: Glasgow Pollok Nuneaton Rhondda West Honiton April: Brierley Hill September: Cambridge Walthamstow West November: Hamilton Leicester South West Manchester Gorton West Derbyshire

1968	March: Kensington South Acton Dudley Meriden Warwick and Leamington June: Oldham West Sheffield Brightside Nelson and Colne July: Caerphilly October: Bassetlaw November: New Forest

1969	March: Brighton Pavilion Walthamstow East Weston-super-Mare April: Mid Ulster May: Chichester June: Birmingham Ladywood October: Glasgow Gorbals Islington North Newcastle-under-Lyme Paddington North Swindon December: Louth Wellingborough

1970	March: Bridgwater South Ayrshire

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