Rotherham by-election, 1976

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

See also

References

  1. "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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