1969 Chichester by-election
The 1969 Chichester by-election of 22 May 1969 was held following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Loveys. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Christopher Chataway, who had previously been MP for Lewisham North from 1959 to 1966.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 31,966 | 74.16 | +17.00 | |
| Liberal | Denys Kinsella | 5,879 | 13.64 | −4.07 | |
| Labour | John White | 5,257 | 12.20 | −12.93 | |
| Majority | 26,087 | 60.52 | +28.49 | ||
| Turnout | 43,102 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 31,358 | 57.16 | ||
| Labour | DJ Burnett | 13,784 | 25.13 | ||
| Liberal | PJ Collins | 9,714 | 17.71 | ||
| Majority | 17,574 | 32.03 | |||
| Turnout | 54,856 | 73.19 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.15 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.