1968 Acton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1968 Acton by-election of 28 March 1968 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bernard Floud on 10 October 1967. The seat, previously Labour,http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i01.htm Result at previous general election 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813222816/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i01.htm 2014-08-13 dead was gained by the Conservatives in a defeat for Harold Wilson's government. It was one of the three Conservative gains from Labour on the same day, the others being at Meriden and Dudley. The by-election also marked the first electoral appearance of the National Front, who finished fourth securing 5.5% of the vote, likely drawing upon concerns regarding the recent arrival of Kenyan Asians into Britain.Taylor Stan The National Front in English Politics London Macmillan 1982 19 A month later the British politician Enoch Powell made his Rivers of Blood speech. Result Acton 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) Kenneth Baker 12,242 48.67 +6.36 Labour Party (UK) Walter Johnson 8,522 33.88 -23.81 Liberal Party (UK) Frank Davis 2,868 11.40 New National Front (UK) Andrew Fountaine 1,400 5.57 New Independent Harold Fox 75 0.30 New Independent William Gold 44 0.17 New 3,720 14.79 N/A 25,151 59.7 -14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +15.9 References Acton by-election Acton,1968 Acton,1968 Acton by-election Category:Acton, London Acton by-election