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1968 Meriden by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

The 1968 Meriden by-election 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.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the 38-year-old Labour incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Christopher Rowland died on 5 November 1967 of pneumonia following a brief illness. 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 three Conservative by-election 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 went on to be MP for Ashford.

Previous result

References

References

  1. "1968 By Election Results".
  2. [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i14.htm 1966 general election results] at Richard Kimber's political science resources
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