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1965 Birmingham Hall Green by-election

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The Birmingham Hall Green by-election of 6 May 1965 was held after the appointment to the Prices and Incomes Board of incumbent Conservative MP Aubrey Jones.[1]

The seat was considered safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by over 9,400 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

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General election 1964: Birmingham Hall Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aubrey Jones 23,879 52.5
Labour G Rea 14,477 31.8
Liberal Penelope Jessel 7,113 15.6
Majority 9,402 15.7
Turnout 45,469
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

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By-election 1965: Birmingham Hall Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Eyre 17,130 54.8 +2.3
Labour David Mumford 8,980 28.8 −3.0
Liberal Penelope Jessel 5,122 16.4 +0.8
Majority 8,150 26.0 +10.3
Turnout 31,232
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Full results Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ [1] Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  3. ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.