31 March 1966
Result
An election was held in Gillingham on 31 March 1966 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Frederick Burden *20,158 | 49.5 | |||
Labour |
Joseph Binns 17,018 | 41.8 | |||
Liberal |
Godfrey A Payne 3,546 | 8.7 | |||
Majority | 3,140 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 40,722 | 78.5 | |||
Conservative hold |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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