Manchester Gorton by-election, 1967

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

The seat was safe, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1966 by over 8,000 votes/.

Candidates

• Kenneth Marks for the defending Labour Party was a councillor in Denton
• For the Conservatives, Winston S Churchill was a journalist for the Times
• Terry Lacey was chosen by the local Liberal Party association
• 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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Konni Zilliacus	24,726	60.10
	Conservative	I K Paley	16,418	39.90
Majority			8,308	20.19	-

Result of the by-election

Manchester Gorton by-election, 3 November 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Marks	19.259	45.89	-14.21
	Conservative	Winston S 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	N/A
	Communist	Victor Eddisford	437	1.04	N/A
Majority			557
	Labour hold		Swing