1965 Altrincham and Sale by-election
The 1965 Altrincham and Sale by-election was held on 4 February 1965 when the incumbent Conservative MP, Fred Erroll was raised to a hereditary peerage as Baron Erroll of Hale, of Kilmun in the County of Argyll. It was won by the Conservative candidate Anthony Barber, who returned after losing his Doncaster constituency in the 1964 general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Barber | 20,380 | 50.00 | +3.18 | |
| Labour | Roy D Roebuck | 11,837 | 29.04 | +1.03 | |
| Liberal | DF Burden | 7,898 | 19.38 | -5.79 | |
| Independent | GO Symes | 634 | 1.56 | New | |
| Majority | 8,543 | 20.96 | +2.15 | ||
| Turnout | 40,749 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
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