1961 Oswestry by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1961 Oswestry by-election was held on 9 November 1961. It was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, David Ormsby-Gore becoming the British Ambassador to Washington. 42519 21 November 1961 8445 The by-election was won by the future Conservative cabinet minister John Biffen, then aged 31. Candidates The local Liberals selected 36 year old John Buchanan. He was born in July 1925 and was educated at Collyer's School, Horsham. He was standing for parliament for the first time.The Times House of Commons, 1966 Result Oswestry by-election, 1961F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973http://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) John Biffen 12,428 40.8 -15.1 Liberal Party (UK) John R. Buchanan 8,647 28.4 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) Brian Walden 8,519 28.0 0.0 Patriotic Front John E. Dayton 839 2.8 New 3,781 12.4 -15.5 30,433 60.8 -13.4 Conservative Party (UK) -13.7 References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Shropshire constituencies Oswestry by-election Oswestry by-election Category:20th century in Shropshire Oswestry by-election