s ▁in ▁West ▁Dun b art ons hire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁T iver ton ▁by - e lection , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁was ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁T iver ton ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁V ac ancy ▁The ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁sitting ▁Conserv ative ▁MP , ▁R t ▁Hon . ▁Der ick ▁He ath co at - Am ory ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁MP ▁here ▁since ▁holding ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁E lection ▁History ▁T iver ton ▁had ▁been ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁at ▁every ▁election ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁when ▁they ▁gained ▁the ▁seat ▁from ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁The ▁result ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁General ▁E lection ▁was ▁as ▁follows ; ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁selected ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁Robin ▁Max well - H ys lop . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Derby ▁North ▁constitu ency ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁Personal ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁a ero ▁engine ▁division ▁of ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Labour ▁selected ▁a ▁new ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 3