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1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election
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The 1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election was held on 5 December 1963. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, W. R. Williams. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Charles Morris.OPENSHAW — SOCIALIST MAJORITY IS UP December 6, 1963 OPENSHAW — SOCIALIST MAJORITY IS UP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19631206/010/0001 British Newspaper Archive
Manchester Openshaw by-election, 1963
Labour Party (UK)
Charles Morris
16,101
65.9
+5.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Gerald Fitzsimmons
7,139
29.2
-10.6
Communist Party of Great Britain
Eddie Marsden
1,185
4.9
New
8,962
36.7
+16.4
24,425
Labour Party (UK)
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Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Manchester constituencies
Category:1963 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:1963 in England
Category:1960s in Manchester