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1961 Colchester by-election

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Vacancy
Election history
Candidates
Result
Aftermath
References

The Colchester by-election, 1961 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Colchester on 16 March 1961.

Vacancy

It was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Cuthbert Alport becoming British High Commissioner to Rhodesia and so getting a Life Peerage on appointment. He had been MP here since gaining the seat in 1950.

Election history

Colchester had been won by the Conservatives at every election since 1950 when they gained the seat from Labour. The result at the last General election was as follows;

{{Election box begin | title=1959 General Election: Colchester ^[1]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cuthbert Alport
|votes = 24,592
|percentage = 51.63
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joan I. Edmonson
|votes = 17,096
|percentage = 35.89
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter M Linfoot
|votes = 5,942
|percentage = 12.48
|change =
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,496
|percentage = 15.74
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 82.44
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Candidates

The Conservatives selected Antony Buck.
The Liberals selected airline pilot Howard Levett Fry. He was Born in December 1912 and was educated at Paxton Park School and St. Paul's School, London. He joined the R.A.F. in 1932 and transferred to Imperial Airways in 1937. He flew transport aircraft during the war. After the war he was a Senior Captain first class with B.O.A.C. He was a founder member of the British Air Line Pilots' Association. He was Vice-Chairman of the Britannia Pilots' Council. He was a member of the Liberal Party Executive and the Party Council. Fry contested Aylesbury in 1959 and 1955 and New Forest in 1950.^[2]
Labour re-selected John Wilson Fear.

Result

{{Election box begin |
|title=Colchester by-election, 1961^[3]^[4]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Antony Buck
|votes = 17,891
|percentage = 47.17
|change = -4.46
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wilson Fear
|votes = 12,547
|percentage = 33.08
|change = -2.81
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Levett Fry
|votes = 7,487
|percentage = 19.74
|change = +7.26
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,344
|percentage = 14.09
|change =-1.65
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,925
|percentage = 64.9
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -0.8
}}{{Election box end}}

Aftermath

The result at the 1964 General election;

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1964: Colchester^[5]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Antony Buck
|votes = 23,319
|percentage = 46.0
|change = -1.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Williams
|votes = 19,780
|percentage = 39.0
|change = +5.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric W Rodnight
|votes = 7,566
|percentage = 14.9
|change = -4.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,539
|percentage = 7.0
|change =-7.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 82.1
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -3.5
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
2. ^The Times House of Commons, 1950-1964
3. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095631/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html|title=1961 By Election Results|archive-date=2012-03-25|dead-url=yes|access-date=2015-08-15}}
5. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig

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