1973 Manchester Exchange by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1973 Manchester Exchange by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Manchester Exchange no 1970 United Kingdom general election 1970 27 June 1973 Frank Hatton Lab Labour Party (UK) 5,348 55.33% 13.20% Michael Steed x160px Liberal Party (UK) 3,525 36.47% black New William J. Loftus Con Conservative Party (UK) 683 7.07% 20.74% MP Subsequent MP William Griffiths Labour Party (UK) Frank Hatton Labour Party (UK) 200px 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.Result from previous election 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. Result Manchester Exchange by-election, 1973http://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) Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 -13.20 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Steed 3,525 36.47 New Conservative Party (UK) William J. Loftus 683 7.07 -20.74 Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) Ruth Pushkin 109 1.13 New 1,823 18.86 -21.86 9,665 Labour Party (UK) References Manchester Exchange by-election Exchange Manchester Exchange by-election Manchester Exchange by-election Exchange by-election, 1973