1976 Thurrock by-election

The Thurrock by-election of 15 July 1976 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Hugh Delargy. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election [1]

Results
Thurrock, 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Oonagh McDonald 22,191 45.27 -10.30
Conservative Percy Lomax 17,352 35.39 +10.95
Liberal Anthony Charlton 5,977 12.19 -7.80
National Front John Roberts 3,255 6.64 N/A
English National Frank Hansford-Miller 187 0.38 N/A
World Grid Sunshine Room Party Peter Bishop 72 0.15 N/A
Majority 4,839 9.88 -21.24
Turnout 49,034
Labour hold Swing 10.6% from Labour to Conservative
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References
  1. Result from previous election
  2. "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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