Wellingborough by-election, 1969
Encyclopedia
The Wellingborough
by-election
of 4 December 1969 was held following the death of Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) Harry Howarth
earlier that year. The seat was won by the Conservative Party
.
Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Wellingborough is a county 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...
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 December 1969 was held following 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...
Member of Parliament
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,...
(MP) Harry Howarth
Harry Howarth
Harry Howarth JP was a British railway clerk and politician.Howarth was a native of Crompton in Lancashire, England, and was educated at Crompton House School in the locality...
earlier that year. The seat was won by the Conservative Party
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...
.