1973 Westhoughton by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The Westhoughton by election took place for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Westhoughton on 24 May 1973.

It was won by Roger Stott who held the seat for Labour after the death on 1 February of the previous MP, Tom Price.

Result

By-election 1973: Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Stott	26,294	57.0	+1.6
	Conservative	Cyril A. Unsworth	19,511	42.3	−2.3
	Democratic Socialist	Brian O'Hara	335	0.7	New
Majority			6,783	14.7	+3.9
Turnout			46,140
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1970: Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tom Price	29,674	55.4
	Conservative	Cyril A. Unsworth	23,847	44.6
Majority			5,827	10.8
Turnout			53,521	76.9
	Labour hold		Swing

"1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
General Election, 18 June 1970: Westhoughton. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

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