1976 Carshalton by-election

The Carshalton by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Carr was elevated to the House of Lords. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results[]

Carshalton by-Election, 1976^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	20,753	51.69	+6.29
	Labour	Colin Blau	11,021	27.49	-10.46
	Liberal	John Hatherley	6,028	15.01	-1.65
	National Front	Terry Denville-Faulkner	1,851	4.61	New
	Conservative Anti-Common Market	Reginald Simmerson	251	0.63	New
	Logic Party	William Dunmore	133	0.33	New
	Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	115	0.29	New
Majority			9,732	24.20
Turnout			40,152
	Conservative hold		Swing

^ "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

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