1967 Leicester South West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1967 Leicester South West by-election of 2 November 1967 was held after the resignation of Labour MP Herbert Bowden. The seat was seen as safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by over 5,500 votes https://web.archive.org/web/20110811173906/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i13.htm 11 August 2011 PoliticsResources.net However, like many other by-elections during this Parliament, the Labour Party saw a steep decline in its support and the Conservative candidate Thomas Boardman gained the seat with a majority of nearly 4,000 votes. Candidates The Conservatives adopted Thomas Boardman, a Lieutenant-Colonel who had served in the Second World War. Neville Sandelson for Labour was a barrister and one time member of the London County Council The local Liberal Party association nominated Colin Beech Result of the previous general election General election 1966: Leicester South West Labour Party (UK) Herbert Bowden 18,822 58.65 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Boardman 13,268 41.35 5,554 17.30 32,090 Labour Party (UK) Result of the by-election Leicester South West by-election, 2 November 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 2015-08-21 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Boardman 12,897 51.63 +10.28 Labour Party (UK) Neville Sandelson 8,958 35.86 -22.79 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Joseph Beech 3,125 12.51 New 3,939 15.77 N/A 24,980 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References External links ATV November 1967 report Category:1967 in England Category:Elections in Leicester Category:1967 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Leicestershire constituencies Category:1960s in Leicestershire Category:November 1967 in the United Kingdom Category:20th century in Leicester