1976 Wirral by-election

1976 Wirral by-election
Constituency of Wirral
Turnout	46.44% (27.24%)
MP before election; Selwyn Lloyd; Speaker	Elected MP ; David Hunt; Conservative

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)^[1] but who was serving as Speaker of the House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives regained the seat in the by-election.

Result and votes

Wirral by-Election, 1976^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hunt	34,675	66.78	+15.97
	Labour	Adrian Bailey	10,562	20.34	−11.26
	Liberal	Michael Gayford	5,914	11.39	−6.21
	English National	Frank Hansford-Miller	466	0.90	New
	Ind. Conservative	Hilary Miller	307	0.59	New
Majority			24,412	46.44	+27.24
Turnout			51,924
	Conservative gain from Speaker		Swing

^ "Result at previous election". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
^ "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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