Saffron Walden by-election, 1965

The Saffron Walden by-election of 23 March 1965 was held after the awarding of a life peerage to Conservative MP Rab Butler:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964 by 5,000 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1964: Saffron Walden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R A Butler 20,610 49.3
Labour MD Cornish 15,655 37.5
Liberal F D Moore 6,189 13.3
Majority 4,955 11.9 –

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Saffron Walden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Michael Kirk 18,851 48.5 -0.8
Labour M Cornish 15,358 39.5 +2.0
Liberal Frank Moore 4,626 11.9 -1.4
Majority 3,493
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net