Thurrock by-election, 1976

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

[edit] Results

Thurrock, 1976
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 Independent	Frank Hansford-Miller	187	0.38	N/A
	World Grid Sunshine Room Party	Peter Bishop	72	0.15	N/A
Turnout			49,034
	Labour hold		Swing	10.6% from Labour to Conservative

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1975	June: Woolwich West

1976	March: Coventry North West • Carshalton • Wirral • June: Rotherham • July: Thurrock • November: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central • Walsall North • Workington • December: Cambridge

1977	February: City of London and Westminster South • March: Birmingham Stechford • April: Ashfield • Grimsby • July: Saffron Walden • August: Birmingham Ladywood • November: Bournemouth East

1978	March: Ilford North • April: Glasgow Garscadden • Lambeth Central • Epsom and Ewell • Wycombe • July: Manchester Moss Side • Penistone • May: Hamilton • October: Berwick and East Lothian • Pontefract and Castleford

1979	March: Clitheroe • Knutsford • Liverpool Edge Hill

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