1967 Nuneaton by-election - Misplaced Pages

UK Parliamentary by-election

The Nuneaton by-election of 9 March 1967 was held after the resignation of Labour MP (MP) Frank Cousins.

The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by over 11,000 votes

Candidates

Les Huckfield for Labour was selected at a time when he was a lecturer at the University of Birmingham
David Knox was selected for the Conservatives. He later became an MP for Staffordshire Moorlands
The local Liberal Party association nominated Alan Meredith who had stood in the seat previously
John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance, which he had founded
Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett, a former MP, was the nominee for the National Party

General election 1966: Nuneaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frank Cousins	27,452	53.98
	Conservative	David S Marland	16,049	31.56
	Liberal	Alan Meredith	7,356	14.46
Majority			11,403	22.42
Turnout			50,857
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton by-election, 9 March 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Huckfield	18,239	42.08	−11.90
	Conservative	David Knox	14,185	32.73	+1.17
	Liberal	Alan Meredith	7,644	17.64	+3.18
	All Party Alliance	John Creasey	2,755	6.36	New
	National Party	Don Bennett	517	1.19	New
Majority			4,054	9.35	−13.07
Turnout			43,340
	Labour hold		Swing

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