Bury St Edmunds by-election, 1964

The Bury St Edmunds by-election of 1964 was held on 14 May 1964 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Aitken. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Eldon Griffiths.[1][2]

Bury St Edmunds by-election, 1964[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 22,141 49.0 -9.8
Labour Noel Insley 19,682 43.5 +2.2
Liberal Richard Afton 3,387 7.5 +7.5
Majority 2,459 5.5 -12.0
Turnout 45,210
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons6.htm
  2. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iM03AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=bury+st+edmunds+by+election+1964&source=bl&ots=CbmoFJ-tAg&sig=kmQO5I6FwGPCtGZx861wb_xyu2w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAzgUahUKEwiW5pm0oozGAhULgLwKHZ16AJA#v=onepage&q=bury%20st%20edmunds%20by%20election%201964&f=false
  3. ↑ "1964 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-19.


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