Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1978
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The Manchester Moss Side by-election of July 13, 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.
[edit] Results
| Manchester Moss Side, 1978 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Morton | 12,556 | 46.38 | -0.67 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Murphy | 10,998 | 40.62 | +6.29 | |
| Liberal | Peter Thomson | 2,502 | 9.24 | -8.35 | |
| National Front | Herbert Andrew | 623 | 2.30 | N/A | |
| Workers' Revolutionary | Vanessa Redgrave | 394 | 1.46 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 27.073 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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