1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election

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The 1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.

Result

Manchester Moss Side, 1978 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Morton 12,556 46.38 −0.67
Conservative Thomas Murphy10,99840.62+6.29
Liberal Peter Thomson2,5029.24−8.35
National Front Herbert Andrew6232.30New
Workers Revolutionary Vanessa Redgrave 3941.46New
Majority1,5585.8−6.9
Turnout 27.073
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.