Birmingham Hall Green by-election, 1965
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.[1]
The seat was considered safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964 by over 9,400 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
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 | 15.6 | – | ||
Result of the by-election
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 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Full results
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net
- ↑ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
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