1964 Faversham by-election
The Faversham by-election of 1964 was held on 4 June 1964 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP Percy Wells. The usually marginal seat was retained by the Labour Candidate Terence Boston.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence Boston | 24,749 | 55.1 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Elsie M. S. Olsen | 19,808 | 44.1 | -3.6 | |
Independent | Russell Eckley | 352 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 4,941 | 11.0 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 44,909 | 74.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 |
References[]
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies
- 1964 in England
- 1964 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1960s in Kent
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