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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 −13.20
Liberal Michael Steed 3,525 36.47 New
Conservative William J. Loftus 683 7.07 −20.74
Marxist-Leninist (England) Ruth Pushkin 109 1.13 New
Majority 1,823 18.86 −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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Manchester_Exchange_by-election
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