1968 New Forest by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1968 New Forest by-election of 7 November 1968 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre, resigned from the House of Commons due to ill health. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick McNair-Wilson | 28,025 | 66.27 | +15.07 | |
Liberal | Nicholas Locock | 8,430 | 19.93 | −2.12 | |
Labour | Alan Reynard | 5,836 | 13.80 | −12.95 | |
Majority | 19,595 | 46.34 | +21.89 | ||
Turnout | 42,291 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre | 27,292 | 51.20 | ||
Labour | MH Jones | 14,260 | 26.75 | ||
Liberal | Nicholas Locock | 11,757 | 22.05 | ||
Majority | 13,032 | 24.45 | |||
Turnout | 53,309 | 74.16 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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