Saffron Walden by-election, 1977

The Saffron Walden by-election of July 1977 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Peter Kirk on 16 April that year. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.[1]

Results

Saffron Walden, 1977[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Haselhurst 22,692 55.74 +12.03
Liberal Andrew Phillips 10,255 25.19 -5.13
Labour Ben Stoneham 5,948 14.61 -11.36
All Party Anti-Common Market William Oliver Smedley 1,818 4.47 N/A
Turnout 40,713
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Result at previous election
  2. "1977 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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