Rotherham by-election, 1976

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The Rotherham by-election of 24 June 1976 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Brian O'Malley. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.^[1]

Results

Rotherham, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Crowther	14,351	50.69	-13.89
	Conservative	Douglas Hinckley	9,824	34.70	+12.64
	Liberal	Beth Graham	2,214	7.82	-5.53
	National Front	George Wright	1,696	5.99	N/A
	World Grid Sunshine Room Party	Peter Bishop	129	0.46	N/A
	English National	Robin Atkinson	99	0.35	N/A
Turnout			28,313
	Labour hold		Swing

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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 Great Grimsby July: Saffron Walden August: Birmingham Ladywood November: Bournemouth East

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

1979	March: Clitheroe Knutsford Liverpool Edge Hill

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