Colchester by-election, 1961
The Colchester by-election was held on 16 March 1961. It was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Cuthbert Alport becoming British High Commissioner to Rhodesia and so getting a Life Peerage on appointment. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Antony Buck.
| By Election 1961: Colchester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Antony Fyson Buck | 17,891 | |||
| Labour | John Wilson Fear | 12,547 | |||
| Liberal | Howard L Fry | 7,487 | |||
| Majority | 5,344 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||