Wirral by-election, 1976

Wirral by-election, 1976

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

Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Hunt
votes = 34,675 | percentage = 66.78 | change = +15.97
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrian Bailey
votes = 10,562 | percentage = 17.86 | change = -8.66
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Gayford
votes = 5,914 | percentage = 11.39 | change = -13.12
Election box candidate
party = English National Party
candidate = Frank Hansford-Miller
votes = 466 | percentage = 0.90 | change = N/A
Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = Hilary Miller
votes = 307 | percentage = 0.59 | change = N/A
Election box turnout
votes = 51,924
percentage =
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =


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