1965 Hove by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1965 Hove by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Hove held on 22 July 1965. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the resignation of Conservative MP Anthony Marlowe. Marlowe had had a heart attack in June 1965. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1950. Election history Hove had been won by the Conservatives at every election since 1950 when the seat was created. The result at the last General election was as follows; General election 1964: Hove The Times House of Commons, 1966 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Marlowe 32,923 68.4 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Thomas James Marsh 15,214 32.3 +6.4 17,709 36.8 –12.8 48,137 69.6 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) -6.4 Candidates The Conservatives selected 44-year-old former MP Martin Maddan. He had sat for Hitchin, Hertfordshire from 1955 to 1964. He had been defeated at the general election the previous year. Labour re-selected 50-year-old Thomas James Marsh who had stood here at the previous general election when he came second. Marsh was a company secretary and accountant. He had been educated at Worthing High School, West Sussex. He had been a member of Southwick Urban Council since 1948 and of West Sussex County Council from 1952 to 1955 and since 1958. He was a member of the executive committee of the Southern Regional Labour Party.The Times House of Commons, 1964 The Liberals selected 43-year-old Oliver Moxon. He had been educated at Gresham's School, Holt. He was an author who was standing for parliament for the first time. The Liberals had not fielded a candidate since 1950 when their candidate polled just 9.7%. Moxon was the brother of actor Timothy Moxon with whom, after the war, he founded the New Torch Theatre in London. An Independent candidate, 64-year-old Max Cossman, put himself forward. He was a Company secretary who had been raised in Austria where he became a graduate in law and economics at Vienna University. Result It was won by the Conservatives' Martin Maddan. There was a 6.2% swing against the Conservatives; 1965 Hove by-election http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205408/http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html 1965 By Election Results 2013-10-29 dead 2015-08-19 Conservative Party (UK) William Francis Martin Maddan 25,339 62.0 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Thomas James Marsh 8,387 21.0 -10.6 Liberal Party (UK) Oliver Charles Napier Moxon 6,867 16.7 New Independent (politician) Max Cossman 121 0.3 New 16,952 41.0 +4.2 40,714 58.2 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) +2.1 Aftermath The result at the 1966 general election; General election 1966: Hove Conservative Party (UK) William Francis Martin Maddan 28,799 57.2 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Williams 12,909 25.7 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Oliver Charles Napier Moxon 8,037 16.0 -0.7 Independent (politician) Max Cossmann 574 1.1 +0.8 15,890 31.6 -9.5 50,319 72.1 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) -4.7 Moxon contested Brighton Kemptown in 1970The Times House of Commons, 1970 Sidcup, against Prime Minister Edward Heath, before moving to Jamaica. Marsh did not stand again. References See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Hove Category:1965 in England Category:20th century in Brighton and Hove Category:Politics of Brighton and Hove Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in East Sussex constituencies