1976 Rotherham by-election

The Rotherham by-election of 24 June 1976 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian O'Malley. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results

Rotherham, 1976^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Crowther	14,351	50.69	-13.89
	Conservative	Douglas Hinckley	9,824	34.70	+12.64
	Liberal	Beth Graham	2,214	7.82	-5.53
	National Front	George Wright	1,696	5.99	N/A
	World Grid Sunshine Room Party	Peter Bishop	129	0.46	N/A
	English National	Robin Atkinson	99	0.35	N/A
Majority			4,527	15.99	-26.51
Turnout			28,313
	Labour hold		Swing

^ "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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