1967 Brierley Hill by-election

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The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour during 1950 United Kingdom general election by 4,637 votes, and the Conservatives in the preceding 1966 United Kingdom general election by only 1,567.

Candidates

Fergus Montgomery for the Conservatives, was a teacher and councillor in Hebburn prior to becoming Member of Parliament for Newcastle East
Derek Forwood was the Labour candidate. He told the Guardian newspaper in 2005 an anecdote from the Brierley Hill by-election at which then foreign secretary George Brown was subject to heckling at a hustings event. When he addressed the crowd and spoke of morality, a woman shouted out, "Hey, George, what do know about morality?" to which he shot back: "Come outside, love, and I'll show you!" ^[2]
Liberal candidate Michael Steed was lecturer in Government at Manchester University at the time of the election. His election addresses included calls to join the EEC and end the VietNam war^[3]
Writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created.

General election 1966: Brierley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. E. Talbot	34,026	51.18
	Labour	K C Rogers	32,459	48.82
Majority			1,567	2.36
Turnout			66,485	78.95
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brierley Hill by-election, 27 April 1967^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fergus Montgomery	31,371	53.75	+2.57
	Labour	Derek Forwood	21,151	36.24	−12.58
	Liberal	Michael Steed	4,536	7.77	New
	All Party Alliance	John Creasey	1,305	2.24	New
Majority			10,220	17.51	+15.15
Turnout			58,363
	Conservative hold		Swing

^ Full results Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Labour Conference Guardian letters page 2005
^ Liberal candidate Michael Steed Archived October 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Byelections.co.uk
^ "1967 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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