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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- Full results Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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