1964 Faversham by-election - Misplaced Pages

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1964 Faversham by-election was held on 4 June 1964 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP Percy Wells. The usually marginal seat was retained by the Labour Candidate Terence Boston.

Faversham by-election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Boston	24,749	55.1	+4.8
	Conservative	Elsie M. S. Olsen	19,808	44.1	−3.6
	Independent	Russell Eckley	352	0.8	New
Majority			4,941	11.0	+10.5
Turnout			44,909	74.8	−9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.5

References

F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
"1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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