Birmingham Small Heath by-election, 1961
The Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 23 March 1961 due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Wheeldon. It was won by the Labour candidate Denis Howell.[1]
| By-Election 23 March 1961: Birmingham Small Heath[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Denis Herbert Howell | 12,182 | 59.2 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | B.C. Owens | 5,923 | 28.8 | −13.8 | |
| Liberal | W. Kirk | 2,476 | 12.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,259 | 30.4 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 48,318 | 42.6 | −23.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −7.8 | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons3.htm
- ↑ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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