Lincoln by-election, 1962

There was a by-election in the UK parliamentary constituency of Lincoln on 8 March 1962[1] following the resignation of the sitting member, Geoffrey de Freitas. It was won by Dick Taverne of the Labour Party. Taverne came to wider attention after he fell out with the Labour Party in 1973, winning a second controversial by-election.

General Election 1959: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 23,629 55.1
Conservative LH Priestly 19,240 44.9
Majority 4,389 10.2
Turnout 84.1
Labour hold Swing
Lincoln by-election, 1962: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 19,038
Conservative Percy Grieve 11,386
Liberal Patrick Furnell 6,856
Independent Capt. A. Taylor 412
Majority 7,652
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 19,737 47.8
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 15,015 36.4
Liberal Patrick Furnell 6,519 15.8
Majority 4,722 11.4
Turnout 80.3
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ By-elections.co.uk