1965 Altrincham and Sale by-election

The 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.

By Election 1965: Altrincham and Sale[2]

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

References

1. "No. 43522". The London Gazette. 22 December 1964. p. 10933.
2. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.