1960 Petersfield by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1960 Petersfield by election took place during the 1959 to 1964 parliament of the United Kingdom. It was called when the sitting MP for Petersfield Peter Legh became the 4th Baron Newton on the death of his father . There were three candidatesCandidates For By-Elections. The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 04, 1960; pg. 6; Issue 54920. Joan Quennell, aged 36, a company director representing the Conservatives Michael Digby, 39, a Colonel in the Army, representing the Liberals William Royle, 39, a horticulturalist, representing Labour Polling day took place on Thursday 17 November 1960 and the result was as followsDetailed by-election results The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 18, 1960; pg. 6; Issue 54932 By Election 1960: Petersfieldhttp://www.by-elections.co.uk/60.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131016154925/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/60.html 1960 By Election Results 2013-10-16 dead 2015-08-15 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Quennell 15,613 54.40 -6.53 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Digby 8,310 28.95 +11.17 Labour Party (UK) William Royle 4,777 16.64 -4.65 7,303 25.45 -14.19 28,700 Conservative Party (UK) Quennell held the seat at three further general elections before retiring in October 1974. References Petersfield by-election Category:Petersfield Petersfield Petersfield by-election 1960 Category:20th century in Hampshire