1976 Wirral by-election

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1976 Wirral by-election
← Oct. 1974 11 March 1976 1979 →
Constituency of Wirral
Turnout46.44% (Increase 27.24%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Official portrait of Lord Hunt of Wirral (3x4 crop).jpg Official portrait of Mr Adrian Bailey (3x4 crop).jpg
Lib
Candidate David Hunt Adrian Bailey Michael Gayford
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Popular vote 34,675 10,562 5,914
Percentage 66.78% 20.34% 11.39%
Swing Increase 15.97% Decrease 11.26% Decrease 6.21%
Wirral1974Constituency.svg
Map showing the constituency of Wirral in red within Cheshire
MP before election

Selwyn Lloyd
Labour

Elected MP

David Hunt
Conservative

The Wirral by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after Selwyn Lloyd, who had been elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)[1] but who was serving as Speaker of the House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results[]

Wirral by-Election, 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hunt 34,675 66.78 +15.97
Labour Adrian Bailey 10,562 20.34 -11.26
Liberal Michael Gayford 5,914 11.39 -6.21
English National Frank Hansford-Miller 466 0.90 New
Ind. Conservative Hilary Miller 307 0.59 New
Majority 24,412 46.44 +27.24
Turnout 51,924
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Result at previous election". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ^ "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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