1967 Manchester Gorton by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
The Manchester Gorton by-election of 2 November 1967 was held following the death of Labour MP Konni Zilliacus.
The seat was a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election with a majority of over 8,000 votes.[1]
Candidates
- 47-year-old Kenneth Marks for the defending Labour Party was a councillor in Denton
- For the Conservatives, 28-year-old Winston S Churchill was a journalist for the Times and the grandson of the late former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
- Terry Lacey was chosen by the local Liberal Party association
- 59-year-old writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created.
- The Communists chose Victor Eddisford
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Konni Zilliacus | 24,726 | 60.10 | ||
Conservative | I K Paley | 16,418 | 39.90 | ||
Majority | 8,308 | 20.20 | |||
Turnout | 41,144 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Marks | 19,259 | 45.89 | -14.21 | |
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 18,682 | 44.51 | +4.61 | |
Liberal | Terry Lacey | 2,471 | 5.89 | N/A | |
All Party Alliance | John Creasey | 1,123 | 2.68 | New | |
Communist | Victor Eddisford | 437 | 1.04 | New | |
Majority | 557 | 1.38 | -18.81 | ||
Turnout | 41,972 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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