Elections in The 60's
| General Election 1966: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 24,063 | 46.03% | ||
| Labour | M D Cornish | 23,705 | 45.34% | ||
| Liberal | DR Crome | 4,513 | 8.63% | ||
| Majority | 358 | 0.68% | |||
| Turnout | 62,881 | 83.14% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1964: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 23,976 | 47.80% | ||
| Labour | R H Atkins | 21,272 | 42.41% | ||
| Liberal | C G A Steele | 4,911 | 9.79% | ||
| Majority | 2,704 | 5.39% | |||
| Turnout | 60,775 | 82.53% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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