The 1965 Altrincham and Sale by-election was held on 4 February 1965 when the incumbent Conservative MP, Fred Erroll was raised to a hereditary peerage as Baron Erroll of Hale, of Kilmun in the County of Argyll.[1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Anthony Barber, who returned after losing his Doncaster constituency in the 1964 general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Barber | 20,380 | 50.00 | +3.18 | |
| Labour | Roy D Roebuck | 11,837 | 29.04 | +1.03 | |
| Liberal | DF Burden | 7,898 | 19.38 | -5.79 | |
| Independent | GO Symes | 634 | 1.56 | New | |
| Majority | 8,543 | 20.96 | +2.15 | ||
| Turnout | 40,749 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 43522". The London Gazette. 22 December 1964. p. 10933.
- ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.