1968 New Forest by-election

The 1968 New Forest by-election of 7 November 1968 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre, resigned from the House of Commons due to ill health. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.

Result

New Forest, by-election 1968^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick McNair-Wilson	28,025	66.27	+15.07
	Liberal	Nicholas Locock	8,430	19.93	−2.12
	Labour	Alan Reynard	5,836	13.80	−12.95
Majority			19,595	46.34	+21.89
Turnout			42,291
	Conservative hold		Swing

Previous election

General election 1966: New Forest^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre	27,292	51.20
	Labour	MH Jones	14,260	26.75
	Liberal	Nicholas Locock	11,757	22.05
Majority			13,032	24.45
Turnout			53,309	74.16
	Conservative hold		Swing