1967 Manchester Gorton by-election

The Manchester Gorton by-election of 2 November 1967 was held following the death of Labour MP Konni Zilliacus.

The seat was a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election with a majority of over 8,000 votes.

Candidates

 * 47-year-old Kenneth Marks for the defending Labour Party was a councillor in Denton
 * For the Conservatives, 28-year-old Winston S Churchill was a journalist for the Times and the grandson of the late former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
 * Terry Lacey was chosen by the local Liberal Party association
 * 59-year-old writer John Creasey nominated himself as candidate for the All Party Alliance he had created.
 * The Communists chose Victor Eddisford