1968 Dudley by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1968 Dudley by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Dudley in Worcestershire on 28 March 1968. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Donald Williams. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP), George Wigg had been appointed Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board on 16 November 1967. He had held the seat since the 1945 general election and had served as Paymaster General in the Government of Harold Wilson. He was also elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Wigg, of the Borough of Dudley. Result The result was a clear victory for Williams in what had been a Labour safe seat. It was one of the three Conservative by-election gains from Labour on the same day, the others being at Acton and Meriden. Williams held the seat until the 1970 general election, when he lost the seat back to the Labour candidate, John Gilbert. Votes Dudley by-election, 1968http://www.by-elections.co.uk/68.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095551/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/68.html 1968 By Election Results 2012-03-25 dead 2015-08-21 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Williams 28,016 58.1 +17.2 Labour Party (UK) John Gilbert 16,360 34.0 −25.1 Liberal Party (UK) Derek Bird 3,809 7.9 New 11,656 24.1 N/A 48,185 63.5 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +21.2 Previous election General election 1966: Dudley.1966 general election results at Richard Kimber's political science resources Labour Party (UK) George Wigg 32,693 59.1 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Williams 22,671 40.9 +5.9 10,022 18.2 0.0 55,364 73.9 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies Category:1968 in England Category:1968 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Midlands (county) constituencies Category:Politics of Dudley Category:20th century in Worcestershire Category:March 1968 in the United Kingdom