1978 Penistone by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 A 1978 by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone on 13 July 1978. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament John Mendelson, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1959. The result was a hold for the Labour Party. Penistone by-election, 1978http://by-elections.co.uk/78.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034520/http://by-elections.co.uk/78.html 1978 By Election Results 14 March 2012 dead 17 September 2015 Labour Party (UK) Allen McKay 19,424 45.5 -8.7 Conservative Party (UK) I. Dobkin 14,053 32.9 +8.9 Liberal Party (UK) D. Chadwick 9,241 21.6 -0.2 5,371 12.6 -17.6 42,718 Labour Party (UK) See also Penistone constituency 1921 Penistone by-election 1959 Penistone by-election Penistone Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Category:1978 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1978 in England Category:Politics of Penistone Category:Elections in Barnsley Category:1970s in South Yorkshire Category:July 1978 in Europe