Cities of London and Westminster by-election, 1965
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The Cities of London and Westminster
by-election
of 4 November 1965 was held after the death of Conservative
MP
and Speaker of the House of Commons Harry Hylton-Foster
:
The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964
by over 10,000 votes
Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Cities of London and Westminster is a borough constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and southern portion of the City of Westminster in Central London...
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 4 November 1965 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and Speaker of the House of Commons Harry Hylton-Foster
Harry Hylton-Foster
Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton-Foster , was a British Conservative Party politician who served as an Member of Parliament from 1950 until his death...
:
The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964
United Kingdom general election, 1964
The United Kingdom general election of 1964 was held on 15 October 1964, more than five years after the preceding election, and thirteen years after the Conservative Party had retaken power...
by over 10,000 votes