1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election

The 1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election was held on 23 March 1961 due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Wheeldon. It was won by the Labour candidate Denis Howell.[1]

Result

By-Election 23 March 1961: Birmingham Small Heath[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis Howell 12,182 59.2 +1.8
Conservative Bernard Charles Owens 5,923 28.8 −13.8
Liberal W. Kirk 2,476 12.0 New
Majority 6,259 30.4 +15.6
Turnout 20,581 42.6 −23.1
Labour hold Swing −7.8

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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