1963 West Bromwich by-election
# 1963 West Bromwich by-election

The 1963 West Bromwich by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich in Staffordshire on 4 July 1963. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Maurice Foley.

## Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), John Dugdale had died at the age of 58 on 23 March 1963. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1941.

## Candidates

The Labour Party candidate was 37-year-old Maurice Foley. The Conservative candidate was Mr G. Hawkins, and the Liberal Party — which had not contested the seat since 1929 — fielded N. R. W. Mawle.

## Result

The result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Maurice Foley, who took the seat with a slightly increased share of the vote. He held the seat until his resignation in 1973.

## Votes

West Bromwich by-election, 1963 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Maurice Foley | 20,510 | 58.7 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | George Hawkins | 8,246 | 26.5 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal | N. R. W. Mawle | 6,161 | 17.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,264 | 35.2 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,917 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1959: West Bromwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Dugdale | 26,702 | 57.4 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hubert Windrum | 19,809 | 42.6 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,893 | 14.8 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,511 | 72.6 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
