1969 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1969 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election of 30 October 1969 was caused by the death of Labour MP Stephen Swingler in February of that year. It was held on the same day as four other by-electionsUK Election Statistics: 1918-2004 RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214221319/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-061.pdf 14 February 2010 , accessed 27 October 2008 (in Glasgow Gorbals, Islington North, Paddington North, and Swindon) and the seat was retained by Labour.GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SINCE 1966July 2026 InternetArchiveBot , accessed 27 October 2008 Result Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1969http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034618/http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html 1969 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead British Elections Ephemera Archive 2015-08-27 Labour Party (UK) John Golding 21,786 46.13 -15.67 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Winterton 20,744 43.92 +5.72 Liberal Party (UK) David Spreckley 2,999 6.35 New Democratic Party D Parker 1,699 3.60 New 1,042 2.21 -21.40 47,228 72.3 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Aftermath Although the Conservatives achieved a 10.7% swing from Labour, John Golding claimed that his victory was a vote of confidence in Harold Wilson's Government. Conservative supporters responded by shouting "Rubbish", while their unsuccessful candidate, Nicholas Winterton, stated the result was notice for the Government "to quit - and soon".Warden John Tories Gain One Seat in Five By-elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19691031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 5 July 2020 The Glasgow Herald 31 October 1969 1 The other three by-elections in England held on the same day also saw similar large swings to the Conservatives, with Swindon being gained by the latter party. References Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies Category:Politics of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Category:20th century in Staffordshire Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election