1965 Erith and Crayford by-election

The 1965 Erith and Crayford by-election of 11 November 1965 was held after the death of Labour MP Norman Dodds.

Result of the previous general election[edit]

General election 1964: Erith and Crayford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Dodds	22,806	53.1	-3.5
	Conservative	B Black	13,951	32.3	-11.0
	Liberal	Stanley W Vince	6,189	14.4	New
Majority			8,855	20.8	+7.5
Turnout			42,946
	Labour hold		Swing

The Labour Party held the seat with a reduced majority.

By-election 1965: Erith and Crayford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Wellbeloved	21,835	55.4	+2.3
	Conservative	David Madel	14,763	37.5	+5.2
	Liberal	Stanley W Vince	2,823	7.2	-7.2
Majority			7,072	17.9	-2.9
Turnout			39,421
	Labour hold		Swing

^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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