1969 Brighton Pavilion by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1969 Brighton Pavilion by-election of 27 March 1969 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) William Teeling resigned from the House of Commons due to health problems. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i04.htm Result from previous election 4 January 2011 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114943/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i04.htm dead The successful Conservative candidate was Julian Amery, a former government minister who had lost his seat at Preston North at the last general election.The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1970 1970 Times Newspapers Ltd London 65–66 Result Brighton Pavilion by-election, 1969http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034618/http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html 1969 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead British Elections Ephemera Archive 2015-08-21 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Amery 17,636 70.54 +12.40 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Skeffington-Lodge 4,654 18.62 -23.24 Liberal Party (UK) Nesta Wyn Ellis 2,711 10.84 New 12,982 51.92 +35.64 25,001 Conservative Party (UK) +17.8 Previous result General election 1966: Brighton Pavilion Conservative Party (UK) William Teeling 22,687 58.14 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) J.A. Graham 16,333 41.86 +13.6 6,354 16.28 -8.6 39,020 70.27 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) -4.3 Aftermath The result was one of three Conservative wins in by-elections held that day, with the party also retaining Weston-super-Mare and gaining Walthamstow East from Labour. Across these three contests there was an average swing of 16% from Labour to Conservative. Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Quintin Hogg noted this would give his party a comfortable majority in the House of Commons if it were repeated at the next general election. His colleague, Anthony Barber, the Chairman of the Conservative Party, reacting to the results, called on the Labour Government to "throw in the towel."By-election treble for the Tories https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19690328&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 10 February 2021 The Glasgow Herald 28 March 1969 1 The next day's Glasgow Herald reported that the "dispiriting performance" by Labour in these first by-elections of 1969 raised questions as to when the tide would turn for the party and noted that "some Labour MPS feel in their bones" that the party could not recover to win the next general election which would have to be held sometime in the next two years. Labour still seeking turn of the tide https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19690328&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 7 February 2021 The Glasgow Herald 28 March 1969 1 However the same article also noted that the low turnouts in Brighton and Walthamstow East had distorted the results and allowed Labour to claim that as its supporters had stayed at home and were reserving their judgement on the Government. Amery easily held the seat at the next year's general election with a majority of over 10,000 votes. References Brighton Pavilion by-election Brighton Pavilion by-election 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 Brighton Pavilion by-election