Manchester Exchange by-election, 1973

The 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.^[1]

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 Hamilton by-election, 1978.

Results

Manchester Exchange, 1973[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Hatton	5,348	55.33	-13.20
	Liberal	Michael Steed	3,525	36.47	N/A
	Conservative	William J. Loftus	683	7.07	-20.74
	Marxist-Leninist (England)	Ruth Pushkin	109	1.13	N/A
Turnout			9,665
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Result from previous election
2. "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.