1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election March 2020 March 2020 The 1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election of 27 January 1966 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Solomons on 7 November 1965. The seat was retained with an increased majority by Kevin McNamara of the Labour Party. This has been attributed to the announcement of the construction of the Humber Bridge by the government during the campaign. Previous result 1964 general election: Kingston upon Hull North The Times' Guide to the House of Commons 1964 Labour Party (UK) Henry Solomons 20,664 43.31 -0.64 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Coulson 19,483 40.83 -4.47 Liberal Party (UK) Laurie Millward 7,570 15.86 +5.11 1,181 2.48 N/A 47,717 77.23 -4.32 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Result 1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election Labour Party (UK) Kevin McNamara 24,479 52.22 +8.91 Conservative Party (UK) Toby Jessel 19,128 40.81 +0.05 Liberal Party (UK) Laurie Millward 2,945 6.28 −11.58 Radical Alliance Richard Gott 253 0.54 New Independent politician Russell E. Eckley 35 0.07 New Independent politician Kelvin Woodburne 33 0.07 New 5,351 11.41 +8.93 46,873 Labour Party (UK) +4.4 Aftermath Harold Wilson's Labour Party formed a government after winning a majority of four seats at the 1964 general election. Shortly after this by-election, Wilson called a general election for 31 March. Wilson's hope that he would be returned to office with a larger majority had been encouraged by the government's victory at the Kingston upon Hull North by-election. In the end, Wilson's decision was vindicated, as Labour was returned with a larger majority of 96 seats. References Further reading Sophie Roberts, "The campaign of the 'red-bearded radical': Richard Gott and the Hull North by-election, 1966", Contemporary British History, vol. 32, issue 3 (2018), pp. 336–358. External links Full result https://archive.today/20240524143922/https://www.webcitation.org/5knRvWMkw?url=http://www.geocities.com/byelections64/hull66/gott.html Election literature for Radical Alliance el Category:1966 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Yorkshire and the Humber constituencies Category:Elections in Kingston upon Hull Category:1960s in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:1966 in England Category:20th century in Kingston upon Hull