Elections in The 1960s
| General Election 1966: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Michael Winstanley | 32,071 | 42.4 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | William Shepherd | 31,416 | 41.5 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Sholto Moxley | 12,244 | 16.2 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 655 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 75,731 | 82.4 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7 | |||
| General Election 1964: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Shepherd | 33,911 | 46.8 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | Roger Cuss | 25,220 | 34.8 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Sholto Moxley | 13,379 | 18.5 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 8,691 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 72,510 | 83.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.5 | |||
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