- Manchester Exchange by-election, 1973
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The Manchester Exchange by-election of 13 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.
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 Hamilton by-election, 1978.
Results
Manchester Exchange, 1973 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 -13.20 Liberal Michael Steed 3,525 36.47 N/A Conservative William J Loftus 683 7.07 -20.74 Marxist-Leninist (England) Miss R. Pushkin 109 1.13 N/A Turnout 9,665 Labour hold Swing External links
« 44th Parliament « By-elections to the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom » 46th Parliament » 1970 October: St Marylebone • November: Enfield West1971 April: Liverpool Scotland • Arundel and Shoreham • May: Southampton Itchen • Bromsgrove • Goole • June: Hayes and Harlington • July: Greenwich • September: Stirling and Falkirk • Widnes • Macclesfield1972 April: Merthyr Tydfil • May: Kingston-upon-Thames • Southwark • October: Rochdale • December: Sutton and Cheam • Uxbridge1973 March: Chester-le-Street • Dundee East • Lincoln • May: West Bromwich • Westhoughton • June: Manchester Exchange • July: Isle of Ely • Ripon • November: Berwick-upon-Tweed • Edinburgh North • Glasgow Govan • HoveLists of UK by-elections: 1868–1885 • 1885–1900 • 1900–1918 • 1918–1931 • 1931–1950 • 1950–1979 • 1979–present Categories:- 1973 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in North West England constituencies
- Politics of Manchester
- Elections in Greater Manchester
- 1973 in England
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