The 1963 Swansea East by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East on 28 March 1963.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort had died on 1 January 1963, aged 74. He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1940.
The Labour candidate, Neil McBride, held the seat for his party.
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil McBride | 18,909 | 61.1 | −6.4 | |
| Liberal | R. Owens | 4,895 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| People's Party | L Atkin | 2,462 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A. P. Thomas | 2,272 | 7.3 | −14.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 1,620 | 5.2 | −5.3 | |
| Communist | Bert Pearce | 773 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,014 | 45.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,931 | 55.9 | −24.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,328 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 561
Further reading
edit- Craig, F. W. S. (1971) [1971]. British parliamentary election results 1950-70 (1st ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Election results October 1959 Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine