The Nuneaton by-election of 9 March 1967 was held after the resignation of Labour MP (MP) Frank Cousins.
The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by over 11,000 votes[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Cousins | 27,452 | 53.98 | ||
Conservative | David S Marland | 16,049 | 31.56 | ||
Liberal | Alan Meredith | 7,356 | 14.46 | ||
Majority | 11,403 | 22.42 | |||
Turnout | 50,857 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Les Huckfield | 18,239 | 42.08 | −11.90 | |
Conservative | David Knox | 14,185 | 32.73 | +1.17 | |
Liberal | Alan Meredith | 7,644 | 17.64 | +3.18 | |
All Party Alliance | John Creasey | 2,755 | 6.36 | New | |
National Party | Don Bennett | 517 | 1.19 | New | |
Majority | 4,054 | 9.35 | −13.07 | ||
Turnout | 43,340 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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