Walthamstow East by-election, 1969

The Walthamstow East by-election of 27 March 1969 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) William Robinson. The seat was won by the opposition Conservative Party.^[1]

Results

Walthamstow East, 1969^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson	13,158	63.15	+20.82
	Labour	Colin Barry Phipps	7,679	36.85	-10.98
Majority			5,479	26.3
Turnout			20,837
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1966: Walthamstow East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	William Oscar James Robinson	15,703	47.83
	Conservative	John Edgar Harvey	13,896	42.33
	Liberal	John Peter James Ellis	3,229	9.84
Majority			1,807	5.50
Turnout				80.11
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. Result from previous election
2. "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-26.