1967 Walthamstow West by-election

Historical election in the UKFebruary 2021 August 2012 The 1967 Walthamstow West by-election of 21 September 1967 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ted Redhead on 15 April of that year. The seat was gained by the Conservative Party by just 62 votes. Result Walthamstow West by-election, 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 2015-08-20 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Silvester 6,652 37.05 +12.27 Labour Party (UK) Eric Deakins 6,590 36.71 -24.46 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Wingfield 4,105 22.87 +8.81 Anti-Common Market Oliver Smedley 542 3.02 New Independent (politician) Robin Allen 63 0.35 New 62 0.34 N/A 17,952 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) The election was held on the same day as the Cambridge by-election, where the Conservatives also gained a seat held by Labour, however at Cambridge the swing between the two parties was 8.6% compared with the 18.4% swing to the Conservatives at Walthamstow West. The Walthamstow West result was also significant as Labour had held the seat since 1929, and it had formerly been the seat of Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee.Conservatives big double in by-elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19670922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 July 2020 The Herald Glasgow 22 September 1967 1 An editorial in The Glasgow Herald the day after the result said that while the Cambridge result was "always expected" the Conservative victory in Walthamstow "almost defies belief" given that the Labour Party had held the seat during its crushing national defeat in 1931.Discontent https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19670922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 July 2020 The Herald Glasgow 22 September 1967 8 References Walthamstow West,1969 Walthamstow West by-election Walthamstow West by-election Walthamstow West,1967 Category:Walthamstow Walthamstow West by-election