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1971 Widnes by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
February 2012
March 2022
The 1971 Widnes by-election took place on 23 September, following the death of the Labour MP James MacColl on 17 June of that year, and produced a victory for the incumbent Labour Party.
It remains the most recent by-election in England, Wales or Scotland to be contested by only two candidates.
Result
By-election, 1971: Widneshttp://by-elections.co.uk/71.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329040730/http://by-elections.co.uk/71.html 1970 -71 By Election Results 29 March 2012 dead 8 September 2015
Labour Party (UK) Gordon Oakes 22,880 69.1 +11.4
Conservative Party (UK) David Stanley 10,219 30.9 -11.4
12,661 38.2 +23.8
33,099
Labour Party (UK)
+11.4
References
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