Carshalton by-election, 1976

Carshalton by-election, 1976

The Carshalton by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Carr was elevated to the House of Lords. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Forman
votes = 20,753 | percentage = 51.69 | change = +6.29
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Blau
votes = 11,021 | percentage = 27.49 | change = -10.46
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Hatherley
votes = 6,028 | percentage = 15.01 | change = -1.65
Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = Terry Denville-Faulkner
votes = 1,851 | percentage = 4.61 | change = N/A
Election box candidate
party = Conservative Anti-Common Market
candidate = Reginald Simmerson
votes = 251 | percentage = 0.63 | change = N/A
Election box candidate
party = Logic Party
candidate = William Dunmore
votes = 133 | percentage = 0.33 | change = N/A
Election box candidate
party = Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident
candidate = Bill Boaks
votes = 115 | percentage = 0.29 | change = N/A
Election box turnout
votes = 40,152
percentage =
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/byelections70/carshalton76/nf.html Biography and election literature of Terry Denville-Faulkner]


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