The 1960 Mid Bedfordshire by-election was held on 16 November 1960 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Alan Lennox-Boyd became an hereditary peer. It was won by the Conservative candidate Stephen Hastings.
Lennox-Boyd had held the seat in 1959 with a majority of 5,174 votes of the Labour Party's Bryan Magee. At the by-election Magee was again the Labour candidate, while the Liberals also fielded their 1959 candidate, W. G. Matthews.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hastings | 17,503 | 45.38 | -1.41 | |
| Labour | Bryan Magee | 11,281 | 29.25 | -6.17 | |
| Liberal | Wilfred G. Matthews | 9,550 | 24.76 | +6.97 | |
| New Conservative | C. F. H. Gilliard | 235 | 0.61 | New | |
| Majority | 6,222 | 16.13 | +4.77 | ||
| Turnout | 38,569 | 71.10 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 324. ISBN 0 900178 02 7.
- ↑ "1960 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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