1963 Luton by-election

1963 Luton by-election

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	William Howie	21,108	48.02	+3.11

Conservative	John Fletcher-Cooke	17,359	39.49	15.60

Liberal	M A Benjamin	5,001	11.38	+11.38

Communist	Tony Chater	490	1.11	+1.11

Majority	3,749	8.53	N/A

Turnout	43,958

Labour gain from Conservative and National Liberal	Swing

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The Luton seat was won by the Labour candidate, Will Howie with a majority of 3,749.

final_sentence: The Luton seat was won by the Labour candidate, Will Howie with a majority of 3,749.