1963 Stratford by-election

The Stratford by-election, 1963 was a by-election held on 15 August 1963 for the British House of Commons constituency of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the constituency's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) John Profumo on 6 June 1963 after the Profumo affair scandal.

The result was a Conservative Party hold, with Angus Maude winning a massively-reduced majority of almost 3,470 votes.

The by-election was the first of many to be contested by David Sutch, later known as "Screaming Lord Sutch".

Votes

Stratford by-election, 15 August 1963[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	15,846	43.61	−24.91
	Labour	Andrew Faulds	12,376	34.06	+2.57
	Liberal	Derick Mirfin	7,622	20.98	New
	Independent	M. S. Blair	281	0.77	New
	Teenage Party	David Sutch	209	0.58	New
Majority			3,470	9.55	−27.47
Turnout			36,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	−

References

1. "1963 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.