1967 Manchester Gorton by-election
# 1967 Manchester Gorton by-election

The Manchester Gorton by-election of 2 November 1967 was held following the death of Labour MP Konni Zilliacus.

The seat was a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election with a majority of over 8,000 votes.

## Candidates

* 47-year-old Kenneth Marks for the defending Labour Party was a councillor in Denton
* For the Conservatives, 28-year-old Winston S Churchill was a journalist for the Times and the grandson of the late former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
* Terry Lacey was chosen by the local Liberal Party association
* 59-year-old writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created.
* The Communists chose Victor Eddisford

## Result of the previous general election

General election 1966: Manchester Gorton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Konni Zilliacus | 24,726 | 60.10 |
| | Conservative | I K Paley | 16,418 | 39.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,308 | 20.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,144 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Result of the by-election

Manchester Gorton by-election, 2 November 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kenneth Marks | 19,259 | 45.89 | -14.21 |
| | Conservative | Winston Churchill | 18,682 | 44.51 | +4.61 |
| | Liberal | Terry Lacey | 2,471 | 5.89 | N/A |
| | All Party Alliance | John Creasey | 1,123 | 2.68 | New |
| | Communist | Victor Eddisford | 437 | 1.04 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 1.38 | -18.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,972 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
