Cambridgeshire by-election, 1961

The Cambridgeshire by-election was held on 16 March 1961. The by-election was triggered by the appointment of the incumbent Conservative, Gerald Howard, as a High Court Judge on the Queen's Bench Division. It was won by the Conservative candidate Francis Pym.

Candidates

Result

Cambridgeshire by-election, 1961[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Francis Leslie Pym 17,643 45.9 12.0
Labour Robert M D Davies 11,566 30.1 12.0
Liberal Richard Gillachrist Moore 9,219 24.0 N/A
Majority 6,077 15.8 +0.0
Turnout 38,428 62.4 15.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.0

References

  1. The Times House of Commons, 1959
  2. The Times House of Commons, 1955
  3. The Times House of Commons, 1959
  4. F. W. S. Craig (1971), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1970. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
  5. "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.


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