1978 Wycombe by-election

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The 1978 Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives, which ran Ray Whitney, held on to the seat in the by-election with a significantly increased majority.

Result

Wycombe, by-election April 1978 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Whitney 29,677 59.96 +13.63
Labour Trevor Fowler14,10928.51-2.31
Liberal Harry Warschauer3,6657.41-11.94
National Front Sylvia Jones2,0404.12+0.62
Majority15,56831.46+15.96
Turnout 49,491
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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