Oswestry by-election, 1961
The 1961 Oswestry by-election was held on 9 November 1961. It was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, William Ormsby-Gore becoming the British Ambassador to Washington.[1] The by-election was won by the future Conservative cabinet minister John Biffen.
| Oswestry by-election, 1961[2]
Electorate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Biffen | 12,428 | 40.8 | -15.1 | |
| Liberal | J. R. Buchanan | 8,647 | 28.4 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Brian Walden | 8,519 | 28.0 | -0.0 | |
| Patriotic Front | John E. Dayton | 839 | 2.8 | n/a | |
| Majority | 3,781 | 12.4 | -15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 30,433 | 60.8 | -13.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -13.7 | |||
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42519. p. 8445. 21 November 1961. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973