If we examine the dection results of the five Labour candidates who are associated with The Week wo find that they did extremely well. We heve four MPs on our sponsor list: Frank Allam (Salford Fest), Neil Carmichael (Glaszow Woodside), Stephen Swineler (Newcastle-under-Lyme), and Konni Zilliacus (Manchester Gorton). ‘\fith the exception of Neil Carmichael they defended seats which they won in the 1959 election, The three in this category nearly doubled their aggregate majority —from 10,327 to 19,960; the individual figures being: Frank Allem, up from 3,466 to 7,143; Stephen Swingler, up from 6,002 to 8,397; and Konni Zilliacus, up from B57 to 4,430, Stephen Swingler and Monni Zilliacus increased their vote on a lower poll. Frank Allsun's vote was a little down in an area with a Geclining electorate, but his share of the vete rose from 542% in 1959 to 61% this year.
Neil Carmichael defended a seat he won in a 1962 by-election. He increased his majority from 1,368 to 1,567. This compares with a majority for the Tories in the 1959 election of 2,084.
One of cur sponsors was an unsuccessful candidate: Henry Collins. However he managed to slash the Tory majority in North Lewisham from 4,613 an 1959 to a mere 344 this time.
Yes, readers of The Week can be proud of the performance of these five - had all Labour candidates done as well we would have = large Labour majority in Parliament.