1977 Saffron Walden by-election

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1977 Saffron Walden by-election
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Constituency of Saffron Walden
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Candidate Alan Haselhurst Andrew Phillips Ben Stoneham
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Popular vote 22,692 10,255 5,948
Percentage 55.74% 25.19% 14.61%
Swing Increase 12.03% Decrease 5.13% Decrease 11.36%
MP before election

Peter Kirk
Conservative

 Elected MP

Alan Haselhurst
Conservative

The Saffron Walden by-election of 7 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 by-election, 7 July 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 Oliver Smedley 1,818 4.47 New
Majority 12,437 30.55 +17.16
Turnout 40,713
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Result at previous election
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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