International Marxist Group Archive

Magazines, bulletins and booklets of the IMG and its forerunners, 1961–1984

Some notable election results

The Week Vol. 2, No. 14, 22 October 1964 · p. 4 of the scan · 119 words

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it is good t5°How well several left fingers did in the election. fmong the most setisftyng results is thet in Brighton, Kempton. Dennis “obden-is the first isbour man ever elected in Sussex, he isa man,too, who had £6 wage A considerable sitrugeie to fet on the 'B'liat. Judith Hart's majority in ianerlk rocketted to 5,320 from 510 in 1959, previously the seat was hela by the Tories. Mrs. Butler (Wood Green) is another left winger who has increased her majority - from 1,134 to 5,192. Hut perhaps the most notable achievement of sll was that of Michael Foot: he actuelly pushed up his share of the poll compared with that of Bevan - from over 1% to over 83%.

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