1973 Westhoughton by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1973 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 http://by-elections.co.uk/73.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034602/http://by-elections.co.uk/73.html 1973 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-09-17 Labour Party (UK) Roger Stott 26,294 57.0 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril A. Unsworth 19,511 42.3 -2.3 Democratic Socialist Brian O'Hara 335 0.7 New 6,783 14.7 +3.9 46,140 Labour Party (UK) Previous result General election 1970: Westhoughton General Election, 18 June 1970: Westhoughton. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010. Labour Party (UK) Tom Price 29,674 55.4 -9.6 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril A. Unsworth 23,847 44.6 +9.6 5,827 10.8 -19.0 53,521 76.9 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) References External links British Parliamentary by-elections: Westhoughton Westhoughton 1973 Westhoughton by-election Westhoughton by-election Westhoughton by-election Category:1970s in Lancashire Westhoughton 1973 Westhoughton 1973 Category:Westhoughton