City of London and Westminster South by-election, 1977

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The City of London and Westminster South by-election on February 24, 1977 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Tugendhat resigned the seat upon his appointment to the European Commission. A safe Conservative seat, it was won by Peter Brooke, who would go on to retain the seat in 1979.

The election was contested by a record ten candidates, beating the nine who had contested the Walsall North by-election, 1976. This total was topped at the Lambeth Central by-election, 1978.

[edit] Results

City of London and Westminster South by-election, 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Brooke 11,926 55.49 +3.77
Labour Malcolm Noble 3,997 18.60 -12.35
Liberal Angus Scrimgeour 1,981 9.22 -5.64
National Front Paul Kavanagh 1,051 4.89 +2.42
Pro-Homosexual Civil Rights Peter Mitchel 449 2.09 N/A
National Party Michael Lobb 364 1.69 N/A
New Britain Dennis Delderfield 306 1.42 N/A
Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 61 0.28 N/A
Christian Outreach to Britain, Anti-Pornography William Thompson 43 0.20 N/A
Christ, Crown, Country, Commonwealth, Christian Constitution Ralph Herbert 37 0.17 N/A
Turnout 21,492
Conservative hold Swing

The results for the previous election were:

October 1974 General Election:City of London and Westminster South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Tugendhat 14,350 51.72
Labour PJ Turner 8,589 30.95
Liberal TG Underwood 4,122 14.86
National Front D Baxter 686 2.47 N/A
Majority 5,761 20.76
Turnout 27,747 53.19
Conservative hold Swing

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