1976 Wirral by-election

UK parliamentary by-election August 2022 July 2012 1976 Wirral by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Wirral no October 1974 United Kingdom general election Oct. 1974 1979 United Kingdom general election 1979 11 March 1976 David Hunt x160px Conservative Party (UK) 34,675 66.78% 15.97% Adrian Bailey x160px Labour Party (UK) 10,562 20.34% 11.26% Michael Gayford Lib Liberal Party (UK) 5,914 11.39% 6.21% MP Selwyn Lloyd Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) David Hunt Conservative Party (UK) 46.44% (27.24%) The 1976 Wirral by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after Selwyn Lloyd, who had been elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i21.htm Result at previous election 10 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319060613/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i21.htm 19 March 2012 dead but who was serving as Speaker of the House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives regained the seat in the by-election. Result Wirral by-Election, 1976http://by-elections.co.uk/76.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034528/http://by-elections.co.uk/76.html 1976 By Election Results 14 March 2012 dead 17 September 2015 Conservative Party (UK) David Hunt 34,675 66.78 +15.97 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Bailey 10,562 20.34 -11.26 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Gayford 5,914 11.39 -6.21 English National Party Frank Hansford-Miller 466 0.90 New Independent Conservative Hilary Miller 307 0.59 New 24,412 46.44 +27.24 51,924 Conservative Party (UK) Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) References Wirral by-election Wirral by-election Category:1970s in Merseyside Category:Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Merseyside constituencies Wirral by-election