1968 Oldham West by-election
Results

1968 Oldham West by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Bruce Campbell	11,904	46.5	+7.7

Labour	Michael Meacher	8,593	33.6	27.6

All Party Alliance	John Creasey	3,389	13.2	N/A

Liberal	David Green	1,707	6.7	N/A

Majority	3,311	12.9

Turnout

Conservative gain from Labour	Swing	17.7

Sentence(s)

Oldham West was gained for the Conservatives with a 17.7% swing by Bruce Campbell with a majority of 3,311 over the Labour candidate Michael Meacher.

final_sentence: Oldham West was gained for the Conservatives with a 17.7% swing by Bruce Campbell with a majority of 3,311 over the Labour candidate Michael Meacher.