| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 1960s |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Joe Ashton | 21,394 | 49.64 | 11.99 |
| 5 | - | Conservative | Jim Lester | 20,654 | 47.92 | +9.55 |
| 6 | - | Independent | Thomas Lynch | 1,053 | 2.44 | n/a |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 1.72 | 21.55 |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,101 | - | - |
| 9 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: Which seat was retained for the Labour Party by Joe Ashton with what percentage of a majority?
Answer: The seat of Bassetlaw was retained for the Labour Party by Joe Ashton with a 1.72% majority.