Talk:List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950–1979)

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What is the purpose of the retained column on this page? It does not seem to relate to retention of the seat by a political party.

Nigel45 12:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It means was a by-election change retained by the new party at the susequent General Election. Clear? RodCrosby

Thanks,I see. Should there be a note on the page to that effect or have I missed it?

Nigel45 16:23, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The page was split a couple of months ago. There's plenty of discussion on Talk:List_of_UK_by-elections RodCrosby

Thanks, I'll take a look. Nigel45 10:10, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dates of November 1961 by-elections

I have corrected the date of the 1961 Moss Side by-election from 8 November to 7 November, based on contemporary leaflets[1]. Historic Hansard[2] also gives 7 November. I am not certain, but the dates for the Oswestry and East Fife by-elections may be wrong as well - both are given as 9 November, but the Wikidata entries for Sir John Gilmour, 3rd Baronet (Q13529909) and John Biffen (Q332691) both give 8 November. John Womble (talk) 07:40, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]