1978 Wycombe by-election

The 1978 Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives, which ran Ray Whitney, held on to the seat in the by-election with a significantly increased majority.

Result

Wycombe, by-election April 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Whitney	29,677	59.96	+13.63
	Labour	Trevor Fowler	14,109	28.51	−2.31
	Liberal	Harry Warschauer	3,665	7.41	−11.94
	National Front	Sylvia Jones	2,040	4.12	+0.62
Majority			15,568	31.46	+15.96
Turnout			49,491
	Conservative hold		Swing