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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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