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Ebbw Vale by-election, 1960
The Ebbw Vale by-election of 17 November 1960 was a by-election for a single seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Caused by the death of Labour Party Deputy Leader Aneurin Bevan, the constituency was very safely held by the party and never in danger of changing hands. The selection of Michael Foot, a prominent leftwinger out of sympathy with the party leadership on nuclear disarmament and other issues, led to a lively campaign. Foot's handy win was seen as causing problems for party leader Hugh Gaitskell.
==Bevan's illness and death==
Aneurin Bevan had represented Ebbw Vale since the 1929 general election, and had been a very high profile politician almost throughout. His health was poor in the late 1950s; Bevan had a major abdominal operation in December 1959.〔"Mr. Bevan has an Abdominal Operation", ''The Times'', 30 December 1959, p. 6.〕 Unknown to the general public was that the reason for his operation was that Bevan had been diagnosed with cancer. It was hoped that Bevan would be able to recover,〔Mervyn Jones, "Michael Foot", Victor Gollancz, London, 1994, p. 244.〕 and at the end of March 1960 Bevan told the press he intended to have a prolonged holiday but then resume active politics.〔"Mr. Bevan Plans Prolonged Holiday", ''The Times'', 29 March 1960, p. 7.〕 Bevan's cancer proved terminal; on 2 July he was reported as critically ill, and he died "peacefully in his sleep" on 6 July.〔"Mr. Bevan Dies Peacefully In His Sleep", ''The Times'', 7 July 1960, p. 12.〕
At the 1959 general election, the result in Ebbw Vale had been:
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