1963_Swansea_East_by-election

1963 Swansea East by-election

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The 1963 Swansea East by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East on 28 March 1963.

The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort had died on 1 January 1963, aged 74. He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1940.

The Labour candidate, Neil McBride, held the seat for his party.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil McBride	18,909	61.1	-6.4
	Liberal	R. Owens	4,895	15.8	N/A
	People's Party	L Atkin	2,462	8.0	N/A
	Conservative	A. P. Thomas	2,272	7.3	-14.7
	Plaid Cymru	Chris Rees	1,620	5.2	-5.3
	Communist	Bert Pearce	773	2.5	N/A
Majority			14,014	45.3	-0.2
Turnout			30,931	55.9	-24.2
Registered electors			55,328
	Labour hold		Swing

1963 Swansea East by-election