1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election
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The 1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.
Result
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.