Meriden by-election, 1968
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The Meriden by-election, 1968 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Meriden in Warwickshire on 28 March 1968. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Keith Speed.
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Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the 38-year-old Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Christopher Rowland had died on 5 November 1967. He had held the seat since the 1964 general election.
Result
The result was a clear victory for Speed in what had been a Labour marginal seat. It was one of the three Conservative gains from Labour on the same day, the others being at Acton and Dudley.
Speed held the seat until the February 1974 general election, when he lost the seat back to Labour. He would go on to become MP for Ashford.
Votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Speed | 33,344 | 64.8 | +18.4 | |
| Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 18,081 | 35.2 | −18.4 | |
| Majority | 15,263 | 29.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,425 | 66.0 | -19.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Rowland | 33,831 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Aitken | 29,250 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 4,581 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 63,081 | 85.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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- ↑ 1966 general election results at Richard Kimber's political science resources
