1961 Warrington by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1961 Warrington by-election was held on 20 April 1961 when the incumbent Labour MP, Dr Edith Summerskill became a Life Peer. The seat was retained by the Labour candidate Thomas Williams. Candidates The local Liberals selected 39 year old insurance official Frank Tetlow. He was born in September 1921 and educated at King's School, Macclesfield. He was a member of the Liberal Party Council. He had been elected to Cheshire County Council and Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council. At the 1959 general election he had been Liberal candidate for Knutsford.The Times House of Commons, 1959 Result Warrington by-election, 1961http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095631/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html 1961 By Election Results 2012-03-25 dead 2015-08-15 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Williams 16,149 55.84 -0.46 Conservative Party (UK) Beata Brookes 9,149 32.08 -11.62 Liberal Party (UK) Frank R Tetlow 3,623 12.53 +12.53 7,000 23.76 +11.26 28,921 56.7 -20.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.6 References Warrington 1961 Warrington 1961 Warrington by-election Warrington by-election Category:1960s in Lancashire Warrington by-election