1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election

The 1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.

Result

Manchester Moss Side, 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Morton 12,556 46.38 −0.67
Conservative Thomas Murphy 10,998 40.62 +6.29
Liberal Peter Thomson 2,502 9.24 −8.35
National Front Herbert Andrew 623 2.30 New
Workers Revolutionary Vanessa Redgrave 394 1.46 New
Majority 1,558 5.8 −6.9
Turnout 27.073
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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