The 1960 Ludlow by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Ludlow on 16 November 1960.
The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Conservative MP, Christopher Holland-Martin on 5 April 1960. He had been MP here since holding the seat in 1951.
Ludlow had been won by the Conservatives at every election since 1950 when they gained the seat from the Liberals. The result at the last General election was as follows;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Holland-Martin | 21,464 | 60.3 | -1.4 | |
Labour | John Garwell | 14,138 | 39.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 7,326 | 20.6 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,602 | 76.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Even though the previous MP died on 5 April 1960, Polling Day was not fixed until 16 November 1960.
The Conservative Party held the seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 13,777 | 46.4 | -13.9 | |
Liberal | Denis G Rees | 8,127 | 27.3 | New | |
Labour | John Garwell | 7,812 | 26.3 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 5,650 | 19.1 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 29,716 | 63.7 | -12.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Only More went on to contest the seat at the following elections. Rees contested Cardiff North and Garwell contested Birmingham Selly Oak. The result at the 1964 general election;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasper More | 17,290 | 47.0 | -13.3 | |
Labour | Michael K Prendergast | 10,763 | 29.2 | -10.5 | |
Liberal | John C Griffiths | 8,768 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,527 | 17.8 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,821 | 77.5 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |