The 1978 Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives, which ran Ray Whitney, held on to the seat in the by-election with a significantly increased majority.
Results
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 | ||||
References
- ↑ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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