1973 Manchester Exchange by-election
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Constituency of Manchester Exchange |
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| | First party | Second party | Third party | | | Lab |  | Con | | Candidate | Frank Hatton | Michael Steed | William J. Loftus | | Party | Labour | Liberal | Conservative | | Popular vote | 5,348 | 3,525 | 683 | | Percentage | 55.33% | 36.47% | 7.07% | | Swing |  13.20% | New | 20.74% | |
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] | 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
- ^ Result from previous election
- ^ "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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