Elections in The 1960s
| General Election 1966: Blackpool South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Blaker | 21,564 | 54.3 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | E.R. Pierce | 18,166 | 45.7 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 3,398 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,730 | 70.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
| General Election 1964: Blackpool South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Blaker | 23,769 | 58.3 | −7.6 | |
| Labour | P.P Hall | 16,986 | 41.7 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 6,783 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 40,755 | 71.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.6 | |||
Read more about this topic: Blackpool South (UK Parliament Constituency)
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