1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election

The 1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 23 March 1961 due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Wheeldon. It was won by the Labour candidate Denis Howell.[1]

Result

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By-Election 23 March 1961: Birmingham Small Heath[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDenis Howell 12,182 59.2 +1.8
ConservativeBernard Charles Owens5,92328.8−13.8
LiberalW. Kirk2,47612.0New
Majority6,25930.4+15.6
Turnout20,58142.6−23.1
Labour holdSwing−7.8

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.