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1973 Manchester Exchange by-election
← 1970 27 June 1973
Constituency of Manchester Exchange
  First party Second party Third party
  Lab Con
Candidate Frank Hatton Michael Steed William J. Loftus
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 5,348 3,525 683
Percentage 55.33% 36.47% 7.07%
Swing Decrease13.20% New Decrease20.74%
MP before election

William Griffiths
Labour

Subsequent MP

Frank Hatton
Labour

The 1973 Manchester Exchange by-election of 27 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 1978 Hamilton by-election.

Results

Manchester Exchange, 1973
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 −13.20
Liberal Michael Steed 3,525 36.47 New
Conservative William J. Loftus 683 7.07 −20.74
Marxist-Leninist (England) Ruth Pushkin 109 1.13 New
Majority 1,823 18.86 −21.86
Turnout 9,665
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Result from previous election
  2. "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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