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1978 By Election Results

 

 

 

 Ilford North 

  DATE:       2nd March 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mrs Millie Miller on 29th October 1977.
Vivian Bendall Conservative 22,548
Tessa Jowell Labour 17,051
John Freeman Liberal 2,248
John Hughes National Front 2,126
Thomas Iremonger Conservative Independent   671
Carole Rowe East London People's Front 89
Alfred Burr New Britain Party 48
William Boaks Democratic Monarchist 38
Majority 5,497

Conservative gain from Labour

Tom Iremonger stood as Conservative Independent Democrat.
Boaks stood as Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident.

 

 

 Glasgow Garscadden 

  DATE:       13th April 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr William Small on 18th January 1978.
Donald Dewar Labour 16,507
Keith Bovey Scottish National Party 11,955
Iain Lawson Conservative 6,746
Shiona Farrelll Scottish Labour Party 583
Samuel Barr Communist 407
Peter Porteous Socialist Workers Party 166
Majority 4,552

Labour hold

 

 

Lambeth Central

  DATE:       20th April 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr Marcus Lipton on 22nd February 1978.
John Tilley Labour 10,311
Jeremy Hanley Conservative 7,170
Helena Steven National Front 1,291
David Blunt Liberal 1,104
John Chase Brixton Socialist Unity 287
Corin Redgrave Workers Revolutionary Party 271
Anthony Bogues Flame / Socialist Workers Party 201
Barry McNeeney Socialist Party of Great Britain 91
Alan Whereat Independent  55
Stuart Monro South London People's Front 38
William Boaks Democratic Monarchist 27
Majority 3,141

Labour hold

Boaks stood as Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident.

 

 

 Epsom & Ewell 

  DATE:       27th April 1978
  CAUSE:    Conferment of a life peerage on Sir Peter Rawlinson.
Archibald Hamilton Conservative 28,242
Anthony Mooney Labour 7,314
Michael Anderson Liberal 5,673
Jonathan King Royalist 2,350
James Sawyer National Front 823
Majority 20,928

Conservative hold

 

 

 Wycombe 

  DATE:       27th April 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Sir John Hall on 19th January 1978.
Raymond Whitney Conservative 29,677
Trevor Fowler Labour 14,109
Harry Warschauer Liberal 3,665
Sylvia Jones National Front 2,040
Majority 15,568

Conservative hold

 

 

 Hamilton 

  DATE:       31st May 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr Alexander Wilson on 23rd March 1978.
George Robertson Labour 18,880
Margo MacDonald Scottish National Party 12,388
Lord Scrymgeour Conservative 4,818
Frederick McDermid Liberal 949
Majority 6,492

Labour hold

 

 

 Manchester Moss Side 

  DATE:       13th July 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr Frank Hatton on 16th May 1978.
George Morton Labour 12,556
Thomas Murphy Conservative 10,998
Peter Thomson Liberal 2,502
Herbert Andrew National Front 623
Vanessa Redgrave Workers Revolutionary Party 394
Majority 1,558

Labour hold

 

 

 Penistone 

  DATE:       13th July 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr John Mendelson on 20th May 1978.
Allen McKay Labour 19,424
Ian Dobkin Conservative 14,053
David Chadwick Liberal 9,241
Majority 5,371

Labour hold

 

 

 Berwick and East Lothian 

  DATE:       26th October 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr John Mackintosh on 30th July 1978.
John Home Robertson Labour 20,530
Margaret Marshall Conservative 17,418
Isobel Lindsay Scottish National Party 3,799
Tam Glen Liberal 1,543
Majority 3,112

Labour hold

 

 

 Pontefract & Castleford 

  DATE:       26th October 1978
  CAUSE:    Death of Mr Joseph Harper on 24th June 1978.
Geoffrey Lofthouse Labour 19,508
Hugo Page Conservative 8,080
Leslie Marsh Liberal 2,054
Majority 11,428

Labour hold