Carshalton by-election, 1976
The Carshalton by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Carr was elevated to the House of Lords. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Forman | 20,753 | 51.69 | +6.29 | |
Labour | Colin Blau | 11,021 | 27.49 | -10.46 | |
Liberal | John Hatherley | 6,028 | 15.01 | -1.65 | |
National Front | Terry Denville-Faulkner | 1,851 | 4.61 | N/A | |
Conservative Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 251 | 0.63 | N/A | |
Logic Party | William Dunmore | 133 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 115 | 0.29 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,732 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 40,152 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "1976 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
External links
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