1976 Rotherham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election June 2021 July 2012 1976 06 24 y 1979 United Kingdom general election 1979 Oct. 1974 October 1974 United Kingdom general election MP Brian O'Malley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanley Crowther Stanley Crowther 14,351 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) National Front (UK) 9,824 2,214 1,696 Douglas Hinckley Beth Graham George Wright 13.89 12.64 5.53 N/A by-election A by-election was held on 24 June 1976 for the UK parliamentary constituency of Rotherham following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian O'Malley. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election. Result 1976 Rotherham by-electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/76.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034528/http://by-elections.co.uk/76.html 1976 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-09-17 Labour Party (UK) Stanley Crowther 14,351 50.69 -13.89 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Hinckley 9,824 34.70 +12.64 Liberal Party (UK) Beth Graham 2,214 7.82 -5.53 National Front (UK) George Wright 1,696 5.99 New World Grid Sunshine Room Party Peter Bishop 129 0.46 New English National Party Robin Atkinson 99 0.35 New 4,527 15.99 -26.51 28,313 Labour Party (UK) Aftermath The result was significant as it meant that the Labour government retained a majority of one in the House of Commons.Labour win - but 13% swing to the Tories https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19760625&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 17 April 2021 The Glasgow Herald 25 June 1976 1 However although Labour had held the seat, The Glasgow Herald noted that the voters had sent the party a "sour message". In a seat that had been considered safe for Labour, their majority dropped by over 11,000 votes and there was a 13.3% swing to the Conservatives. Moreover, the reduced turnout was taken by the newspaper as suggesting some Labour supporters had failed to come out and vote for their party. The newspaper thought that the Prime Minister James Callaghan, would be "very concerned" by this fall in support and by the size of the National Front candidate's vote. See also 1899 Rotherham by-election 1910 Rotherham by-election 1917 Rotherham by-election 1994 Rotherham by-election 2012 Rotherham by-election References Rotherham by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Rotherham by-election Category:Elections in Rotherham Rotherham by-election, 1976 Rotherham by-election