1963 Swansea East by-election
The 1963 Swansea East by-election was a
British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East
on 28 March 1963.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort had died on 1 January 1963, aged 74. He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1940.
The Labour candidate, Neil McBride, held the seat for his party.
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil McBride | 18,909 | 61.1 | -6.4 | |
| Liberal | R. Owens | 4,895 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| People's Party | L Atkin | 2,462 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A. P. Thomas | 2,272 | 7.3 | -14.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 1,620 | 5.2 | -5.3 | |
| Communist | Bert Pearce | 773 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,014 | 45.3 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,931 | 55.9 | -24.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,328 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Swansea East constituency
- 1919 Swansea East by-election
- 1940 Swansea East by-election
- Swansea
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
References
- ISBN 9780900178023. Page 561
Further reading
- ISBN 9780900178023.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Election results October 1959 Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine