1963 Stratford by-election
The 1963 Stratford by-election was a by-election held on 15 August 1963 for the British House of Commons constituency of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) John Profumo on 6 June 1963 after the Profumo affair scandal.
The result was a Conservative Party hold, with Angus Maude winning a massively-reduced majority of almost 3,470 votes.
The by-election was the first of many to be contested by David Sutch, later known as "Screaming Lord Sutch".
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Maude | 15,846 | 43.61 | −24.91 | |
Labour | Andrew Faulds | 12,376 | 34.06 | +2.57 | |
Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 7,622 | 20.98 | New | |
Independent | M. S. Blair | 281 | 0.77 | New | |
Teenage Party | David Sutch | 209 | 0.58 | New | |
Majority | 3,470 | 9.55 | −27.47 | ||
Turnout | 36,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | − |
References
- ^ "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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