The 1961

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was held on 20 April 1961 when the incumbent Labour MP, Dr

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became a

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. The seat was retained by the Labour candidate Thomas Williams.

Candidates

The local Liberals selected 39 year old insurance official Frank Tetlow. He was born in September 1921 and educated at

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. He was a member of the Liberal Party Council. He had been elected to

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and

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and

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Urban District Council. At the 1959 general election he had been Liberal candidate for

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.The Times House of Commons, 1959

Result

References

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