1973 Manchester Exchange by-election

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1973 Manchester Exchange by-election
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  1970 27 June 1973

Constituency of Manchester Exchange
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Michael Steed at Gateshead (3x4 crop).jpg
Con
Candidate Frank Hatton Michael Steed William J. Loftus
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Popular vote5,3483,525683
Percentage55.33%36.47%7.07%
SwingDecrease2.svg13.20%NewDecrease2.svg20.74%

MP before election

William Griffiths
Labour

Subsequent MP

Frank Hatton
Labour

The 1973 Manchester Exchange by-election of 27 June 1973 was held after the death of William Griffiths on 14 April of the same year. The Labour Party won the by-election in what had traditionally been a safe seat. [1]

Due to an administrative oversight, the by-election was held on a Wednesday, rather than the Thursday which had been usual since the mid-1960s. Only one by-election since has been held on a day other than a Thursday, the 1978 Hamilton by-election.

Results

Manchester Exchange, 1973 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 −13.20
Liberal Michael Steed 3,52536.47New
Conservative William J. Loftus6837.07−20.74
Marxist-Leninist (England) Ruth Pushkin1091.13New
Majority1,82318.86−21.86
Turnout 9,665
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Result from previous election
  2. "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.