Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1978

Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1978

The Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results

Manchester Moss Side, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Morton 12,556 46.38 -0.67
Conservative Thomas Murphy 10,998 40.62 +6.29
Liberal Peter Thomson 2,502 9.24 -8.35
National Front Herbert Andrew 623 2.30 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Vanessa Redgrave 394 1.46 N/A
Turnout 27.073
Labour hold Swing

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