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Woolwich West
DATE: 26th June 1975
CAUSE: Death of Mr William Hamling 19th March 1975.
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| Peter Bottomley |
Conservative |
17,280 |
| Joseph Stanyer |
Labour |
14,898 |
| Mrs Sheilagh Hobday |
Liberal |
1,884 |
| Mrs Ruth Robinson |
National Front |
856 |
| Ronald Mallone |
Fellowship Party |
218 |
| Frank Hansford-Miller |
English National Party |
140 |
| Reginald Simmerson |
C'tive, Anti-Common Market |
104 |
| Peter Bishop |
Independent |
41 |
Conservative hold
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1976 By Election Results
Coventry North West
DATE: 4th March 1976
CAUSE: Death of Mr Maurice Edelman 14th December 1975.
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| Geoffrey Robinson |
Labour |
17,118 |
| Jonathan Guinness |
Conservative |
13,424 |
| Alan Leighton |
Liberal |
4,062 |
| Andrew Fountaine |
National Front |
986 |
| John Kingsley Read |
National Party |
208 |
| Thomas Keen |
More Prosperous Britain |
40 |
| William Dunmore |
Logic Party |
33 |
Labour hold
Tom Keen stood as Campaign for a more prosperous Britain.
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Carshalton
DATE: 11th March 1976
CAUSE: Conferment of a life peerage on Mr Robert Carr.
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| Nigel Forman |
Conservative |
20,753 |
| Colin Blau |
Labour |
11,021 |
| John Hatherley |
Liberal |
6,028 |
| T Denville-Faulkner |
National Front |
1,851 |
| Reginald Simmerson |
C'tive, Anti-Common Market |
251 |
| William Dunmore |
Logic Party |
133 |
| William Boaks |
Air Road Public Safety, White |
115 |
Conservative hold
William Boaks stood as Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident.
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Wirral
DATE: 11th March 1976
CAUSE: Retirement of Mr Selwyn Lloyd as Speaker of the Commons.
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| David Hunt |
Conservative |
34,675 |
| Adrian Bailey |
Labour |
10,562 |
| Michael Gayford |
Liberal |
5,914 |
| Frank Hansford-Miller |
English National Party |
466 |
| Hilary Miller |
Independent Conservative |
307 |
Conservative win
Selwyn Lloyd was a Conservative MP before becoming Speaker.
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Rotherham
DATE: 24th June 1976
CAUSE: Death of Mr Brian O'Malley on 6th April 1976.
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| Stanley Crowther |
Labour |
14,351 |
| Douglas Hinckley |
Conservative |
9,824 |
| Beth Graham |
Liberal |
2,214 |
| George Wright |
National Front |
1,696 |
| Peter Bishop |
World Grid Sunshine Room Party |
129 |
| Robin Atkinson |
English Independent |
99 |
Labour hold
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Thurrock
DATE: 15th July 1976
CAUSE: Death of Mr Hugh Delargy on 4th May 1976.
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| Oonagh McDonald |
Labour |
22,191 |
| Percy Lomax |
Conservative |
17,352 |
| Anthony Charlton |
Liberal |
5,977 |
| John Roberts |
National Front |
3,255 |
| F Hansford-Miller |
English Independent |
187 |
| Peter Bishop |
World Grid Sunshine Room Party |
72 |
Labour hold
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| Harry Cowans |
Labour |
4,692 |
| Andrew Ellis |
Liberal |
2,854 |
| Richard Sowler |
Conservative |
1,945 |
| David Hayes |
Socialist Worker |
184 |
| Bruce Anderson-Lynes |
National Front |
181 |
Labour hold
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Walsall North
DATE: 4th November 1976
CAUSE: Resignation of Mr John Stonehouse.
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| Robin Hodgson |
Conservative |
16,212 |
| David Winnick |
Labour |
11,833 |
| Sidney Wright |
Independent |
4,374 |
| Joseph Parker |
National Front |
2,724 |
| Frances Oborski |
Liberal |
1,212 |
| James McCallum |
Socialist Worker |
574 |
| Marian Powell |
National Party |
258 |
| Jonathan Tyler |
Ecology Party |
181 |
| William Boaks |
Air Road Public Safety, White |
30 |
Conservative gain from English National Party
Stonehouse was a Labour MP but joined the English National Party in 1976.
William Boaks stood as Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident.
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Workington
DATE: 4th November 1976
CAUSE: Conferment of a life peerage on Mr Frederick Peart.
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| Richard Page |
Conservative |
19,396 |
| Dale Campbell-Savours |
Labour |
18,331 |
| Bernard Wates |
Liberal |
2,480 |
Conservative gain from Labour
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Cambridge
DATE: 2nd December 1976
CAUSE: David Lane becoming chairman of Commission for Racial Equality.
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| Robert Rhodes James |
Conservative |
19,620 |
| Martin Smith |
Labour |
9,995 |
| Michael O'Loughlin |
Liberal |
7,051 |
| James Sharpe |
Independent |
711 |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon |
National Front |
700 |
| Philip Sargent |
Science Fiction Looney |
374 |
Conservative hold
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