1961 Worcester by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1961 Worcester by-election was a by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Worcester on 16 March 1961. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Peter Walker. Candidates The local Liberals selected 40-year-old journalist Robert Glenton as their candidate. He was an international rally driver, and a motoring correspondent for the Sunday Express. Born in June 1920 and educated at Scarborough College, he had previously stood as Liberal candidate for Hitchin at the 1959 general election.The Times House of Commons, 1966 Result Worcester 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 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Walker 15,087 39.7 -18.0 Labour Party (UK) Bryan Stanley 11,490 30.2 -12.1 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Glenton 11,435 30.1 New 3,597 9.5 -5.8 38,012 64.2 -15.1 Conservative Party (UK) -3.0 See also Worcester (UK Parliament constituency) Worcester Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References Worcester by-election Category:Politics of Worcester, England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies Worcester by-election Worcester by-election Category:20th century in Worcestershire