Weston-super-Mare by-election, 1969

The Weston-super-Mare by-election of 27 March 1969 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) David Webster. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.[1]

Electoral history

General Election 1966: Weston-super-Mare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David William Ernest Webster 27,733 52.08
Labour Melvyn E. Butcher 15,340 28.81
Liberal Ian D. McDonald 10,173 19.11
Majority 12,393 23.27
Turnout 53,246 79.06
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

The Weston-super-Mare Liberals selected a new candidate, 43-year-old Edward Deal. He was a local solicitor, who was a member of The Law Society and the British Legal Association. He had been educated at Uppingham School and Clare College, Cambridge. He was standing for parliament for the first time.[2]

Result

Weston-super-Mare, 1969[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jerry Wiggin 29,211 65.71 +13.63
Liberal Edward Richard F. Deal 8,739 19.66 +0.55
Labour Nicholas Bosanquet 6,504 14.63 -14.18
Turnout 44,454
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Result from previous election
  2. The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1970
  3. "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-26.


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