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1965 Birmingham Hall Green by-election

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UK Parliamentary by-election

The Birmingham Hall Green by-election of 6 May 1965 was held after the appointment to the Prices and Incomes Board of incumbent Conservative MP Aubrey Jones.

The seat was considered safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by over 9,400 votes

Result of the previous general election

General election 1964: Birmingham Hall Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aubrey Jones 23,879 52.5
Labour G Rea 14,477 31.8
Liberal Penelope Jessel 7,113 15.6
Majority 9,402 15.7
Turnout 45,469
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Birmingham Hall Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Eyre 17,130 54.8 +2.3
Labour David Mumford 8,980 28.8 −3.0
Liberal Penelope Jessel 5,122 16.4 +0.8
Majority 8,150 26.0 +10.3
Turnout 31,232
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Full results Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  3. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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