1978 Wycombe by-election

The Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.

Results

Wycombe, 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Whitney 29,677 59.96 +13.63
Labour Trevor Fowler 14,109 28.51 -2.31
Liberal Harry Warschauer 3,665 7.41 -11.94
National Front Sylvia Jones 2,040 4.12 +0.62
Majority 15,568 31.46 +15.96
Turnout 49,491
Conservative hold Swing
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References

  1. "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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