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| 2 | 1967 Cambridge by-election - Result of the by-election on 21 September 1967 |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Conservative | David Lane | 20,488 | 51.61 | +8.19 |
| 5 | - | Labour | George Scurfield | 14,510 | 36.55 | 8.92 |
| 6 | - | Liberal | David Spreckley | 4,701 | 11.84 | +1.64 |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,978 | 15.06 | - |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,699 | 65.7 | - |
| 9 | - | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | - | - |

Question: What was the outcome of the 1967 Cambridge by-election for the conservatives?
Answer: In the 1967 Cambridge by-elections, a swing of more than eight percent to the Conservatives saw their candidate David Lane win by 5,978 votes.