Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election, 1969
Encyclopedia
The Newcastle-under-Lyme
by-election
of October 30, 1969 was caused by the death of Labour
MP
Stephen Swingler
. It was held on the same day as four other by-elections and the seat was retained by Labour.
Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of October 30, 1969 was caused by the death of Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP
Member of Parliament
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Stephen Swingler
Stephen Swingler
Stephen Thomas Swingler, PC was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1950, and from 1951 to 1969....
. It was held on the same day as four other by-elections and the seat was retained by Labour.