Elections in The 1960s
| General Election 1966: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | James Boyden | 22,015 | 64.8 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | J.V. Ropner | 11,936 | 35.2 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 10,079 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 33,951 | 73.4 | −3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| General Election 1964: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | James Boyden | 22,310 | 61.8 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | J.V. Ropner | 13,782 | 38.2 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 8,528 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 36,092 | 76.2 | −4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
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