1967 Brierley Hill by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1967 Brierley Hill by-election of 27 April 1967 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Ellis Talbot.Full results https://web.archive.org/web/20120206095628/http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html#brierleyhill February 6, 2012 The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour during 1950 United Kingdom general election by 4,637 votes, and the Conservatives in the preceding 1966 United Kingdom general election by only 1,567. Candidates Fergus Montgomery for the Conservatives, was a teacher and councillor in Hebburn prior to becoming Member of Parliament for Newcastle East Derek Forwood was the Labour candidate. He told the Guardian newspaper in 2005 an anecdote from the Brierley Hill by-election at which then foreign secretary George Brown was subject to heckling at a hustings event. When he addressed the crowd and spoke of morality, a woman shouted out, "Hey, George, what do know about morality?" to which he shot back: "Come outside, love, and I'll show you!" Labour Conference Guardian letters page 2005 Liberal candidate Michael Steed was lecturer in Government at Manchester University at the time of the election. His election addresses included calls to join the EEC and end the Vietnam warLiberal candidate Michael Steed https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071737/http://by-elections.co.uk/brierley67/Liberal.html October 10, 2012 Byelections.co.uk Writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created. Result of the previous general election General election 1966: Brierley Hill Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Talbot 34,026 51.18 Labour Party (UK) K C Rogers 32,459 48.82 1,567 2.36 66,485 78.95 Conservative Party (UK) Result of the by-election Brierley Hill by-election, 27 April 1967http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329035318/http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html 1967 By Election Results 2012-03-29 dead 2015-08-20 Conservative Party (UK) Fergus Montgomery 31,371 53.75 +2.57 Labour Party (UK) Derek Forwood 21,151 36.24 -12.58 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Steed 4,536 7.77 New All Party Alliance John Creasey 1,305 2.24 New 10,220 17.51 +15.15 58,363 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1967 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1967 in England By-election, 1967 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Midlands (county) constituencies Category:20th century in Staffordshire Category:April 1967 in the United Kingdom