1977 Saffron Walden by-election

1977 Saffron Walden by-election

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Constituency of Saffron Walden
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Alan Haselhurst Andrew Phillips Ben Stoneham Party Conservative Liberal Labour Popular vote 22,692 10,255 5,948 Percentage 55.74% 25.19% 14.61% Swing 12.03% 5.13% 11.36%
MP before election Peter Kirk Conservative Elected MP Alan Haselhurst Conservative

The Saffron Walden by-election of 7 July 1977 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Peter Kirk on 16 April that year. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election. ^[1]

Results

Saffron Walden by-election, 7 July 1977 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Haselhurst	22,692	55.74	+12.03
	Liberal	Andrew Phillips	10,255	25.19	−5.13
	Labour	Ben Stoneham	5,948	14.61	−11.36
	All Party Anti-Common Market	Oliver Smedley	1,818	4.47	New
Majority			12,437	30.55	+17.16
Turnout			40,713
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Result at previous election
2. "1977 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.