106:
30:
297:
195:
185:
78:
1155:
1160:
378:
The by-election took place during the 1970s
Liberal revival, in one of the few Labour-held seats in which the Liberal Party was in second place. This was the first Liberal gain during the 1970–1974 Parliament.
425:(28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010). He was a prominent local politician, who had been a Labour Mayor of the town in 1966–67. Smith joined the Liberal Party in 1967. He had finished second in the seat at the
777:
800:
1150:
1099:
770:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
796:
688:
1140:
460:
807:
789:
763:
1130:
51:
755:
448:
456:
920:
887:
875:
853:
683:
452:
406:. In that by-election the Liberal candidate had finished second, during the late 1950s Liberal revival that culminated in the victory at the
372:
65:
410:, the next month. The Liberals had finished second to McCann in three out of the four subsequent general elections, including that of 1970.
986:
429:. Smith won the by-election and retained the constituency until he retired from Parliament in 1992. He was the Liberal Chief Whip 1975–76.
426:
1003:
859:
848:
1109:
959:
693:
437:
937:
418:
Four candidates were nominated. The list below is set out in descending order of the number of votes received at the by-election.
1008:
914:
1013:
975:
825:
1104:
980:
897:
831:
368:
1145:
992:
964:
864:
407:
466:
Jim
Merrick, the chairman of the British Campaign to Stop Immigration, was from Bradford and issued leaflets headed "
436:(born 25 March 1929). He again contested Rochdale in the February 1974 general election. Cunliffe was elected MP for
925:
881:
942:
395:
1135:
969:
713:
365:
263:
892:
561:
399:
258:
394:
McCann first contested the
Rochdale seat for Parliament in 1955 without success. He was first elected in a
997:
869:
584:
1018:
403:
653:
637:
506:
343:
142:
660:
543:
538:
433:
328:
147:
132:
665:
1156:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies
566:
444:
245:
105:
1124:
621:
387:
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of
Parliament (MP),
467:
1161:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies
513:
422:
388:
361:
339:
324:
126:
740:, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
447:, born in 1946. He was a stockbroker and Rochdale councillor. He contested
496:
717:
746:, edited by J. Berwick Smith (Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1979)
759:
750:
Who's Who of
British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979
744:
752:, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)
440:
in 1979 and sat for the seat until he retired in 2001.
451:
in both 1974 general elections. Trippier became the
951:
906:
840:
817:
71:
62:
16:
British parliamentary contest in
Greater Manchester
1151:Elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
738:British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973
315:
391:(4 December 1910 – 16 July 1972), died.
771:
8:
21:
778:
764:
756:
477:
463:from 1983 until he lost his seat in 1992.
20:
1141:October 1972 events in the United Kingdom
705:
801:45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
636:
620:
483:
7:
1131:1972 elections in the United Kingdom
427:1970 United Kingdom general election
689:List of United Kingdom by-elections
398:following the death of the sitting
206:
88:
694:United Kingdom by-election records
432:Representing the Labour Party was
14:
580:
557:
534:
501:
421:The Liberal Party candidate was
364:held on 26 October 1972 for the
296:
295:
194:
193:
184:
183:
104:
77:
76:
28:
443:The Conservative candidate was
1:
479:1972 by-election: Rochdale
459:from 1979 to 1983, and for
408:1958 Torrington by-election
1177:
714:"1972 By Election Results"
1027:
652:
604:
495:
492:
489:
486:
362:parliamentary by-election
358:1972 Rochdale by-election
313:
202:
85:
38:
26:
22:1972 Rochdale by-election
1031:Lists of UK by-elections
366:British House of Commons
684:Rochdale constituency
461:Rossendale and Darwen
921:Kingston-upon-Thames
888:Stirling and Falkirk
876:Hayes and Harlington
854:Arundel and Shoreham
453:Member of Parliament
1146:1970s in Lancashire
987:Manchester Exchange
638:Registered electors
480:
404:Wentworth Schofield
23:
1004:Berwick-upon-Tweed
860:Southampton Itchen
849:Liverpool Scotland
478:
389:John "Jack" McCann
320:MP before election
270:Popular vote
154:Popular vote
1118:
1117:
960:Chester-le-Street
675:
674:
544:Lawrence Cunliffe
434:Lawrence Cunliffe
354:
353:
350:
349:
309:
308:
133:Lawrence Cunliffe
58:
57:
43:← 1972
1168:
1110:Hereditary peers
1105:Northern Ireland
938:Sutton and Cheam
812:
803:
794:
780:
773:
766:
757:
730:
729:
727:
725:
720:on 14 March 2012
716:. Archived from
710:
498:
481:
396:1958 by-election
316:
305:
299:
298:
236:
227:
197:
196:
187:
186:
116:
108:
87:
86:
80:
79:
64:Constituency of
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1136:1972 in England
1121:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1023:
1009:Edinburgh North
947:
902:
836:
813:
808:46th Parliament
804:
795:
790:44th Parliament
786:
784:
734:
733:
723:
721:
712:
711:
707:
702:
680:
476:
416:
385:
342:
337:
327:
322:
314:
303:
237:
232:
228:
223:
203:
117:
112:
63:
47:26 October 1972
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1174:
1172:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1123:
1122:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1000:
995:
989:
983:
978:
972:
967:
962:
955:
953:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
934:
928:
923:
917:
915:Merthyr Tydfil
910:
908:
904:
903:
901:
900:
895:
890:
884:
878:
872:
867:
862:
856:
851:
844:
842:
838:
837:
835:
834:
828:
821:
819:
815:
814:
785:
783:
782:
775:
768:
760:
754:
753:
747:
741:
732:
731:
704:
703:
701:
698:
697:
696:
691:
686:
679:
676:
673:
672:
670:
668:
663:
651:
648:
647:
645:
643:
640:
634:
633:
630:
627:
624:
618:
617:
612:
609:
606:
602:
601:
596:
593:
590:
587:
582:
579:
578:
575:
572:
569:
567:David Trippier
564:
559:
556:
555:
552:
549:
546:
541:
536:
533:
532:
527:
522:
517:
510:
503:
500:
499:
494:
491:
488:
485:
475:
472:
445:David Trippier
415:
412:
384:
381:
352:
351:
348:
347:
332:
311:
310:
307:
306:
301:
293:
289:
288:
285:
282:
278:
277:
274:
271:
267:
266:
261:
256:
252:
251:
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246:David Trippier
243:
239:
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231:
229:
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220:
216:
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212:
209:
205:
204:
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199:
191:
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177:
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164:
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160:
155:
151:
150:
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136:
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119:
118:
111:
109:
102:
98:
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83:
82:
73:
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60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1173:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1020:
1017:
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1014:Glasgow Govan
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1007:
1005:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
990:
988:
984:
982:
979:
977:
976:West Bromwich
973:
971:
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966:
963:
961:
957:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
939:
935:
933:
929:
927:
924:
922:
918:
916:
912:
911:
909:
905:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
885:
883:
879:
877:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
857:
855:
852:
850:
846:
845:
843:
839:
833:
829:
827:
826:St Marylebone
823:
822:
820:
816:
810:
809:
802:
798:
792:
791:
781:
776:
774:
769:
767:
762:
761:
758:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
735:
719:
715:
709:
706:
699:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
677:
671:
669:
667:
664:
662:
658:
655:
650:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
635:
631:
628:
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623:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
576:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
553:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
515:
511:
509:
508:
504:
502:
482:
473:
471:
469:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
441:
439:
435:
430:
428:
424:
419:
413:
411:
409:
405:
401:
397:
392:
390:
382:
380:
376:
374:
370:
367:
363:
359:
346:
345:
341:
336:
335:Subsequent MP
333:
331:
330:
326:
321:
318:
317:
312:
302:
294:
291:
290:
286:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
269:
268:
265:
262:
260:
257:
254:
253:
249:
247:
244:
241:
240:
235:
230:
226:
221:
218:
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214:Fourth party
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210:
207:
201:
192:
190:
182:
179:
178:
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137:
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115:
110:
107:
103:
100:
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96:Second party
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67:
61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
45:
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1100:2010–present
981:Westhoughton
931:
898:Macclesfield
832:Enfield West
806:
797:By-elections
788:
749:
743:
737:
722:. Retrieved
718:the original
708:
656:
614:
598:
589:Jim Merrick
562:Conservative
529:
524:
519:
512:
505:
465:
442:
431:
420:
417:
400:Conservative
393:
386:
377:
369:constituency
357:
355:
338:
334:
323:
319:
259:Conservative
250:Jim Merrick
233:
224:
211:Third party
188:
170:
157:
125:
113:
93:First party
46:
18:
993:Isle of Ely
965:Dundee East
886:September:
724:8 September
585:Independent
514:Cyril Smith
470:is right".
449:Oldham West
423:Cyril Smith
383:Previous MP
340:Cyril Smith
325:Jack McCann
281:Percentage
264:Independent
167:Percentage
127:Cyril Smith
1125:Categories
1002:November:
936:December:
865:Bromsgrove
830:November:
700:References
487:Candidate
457:Rossendale
414:Candidates
242:Candidate
122:Candidate
1095:1979–2010
1090:1950–1979
1085:1931–1950
1080:1918–1931
1075:1900–1918
1070:1885–1900
1065:1868–1885
1060:1857–1868
1055:1847–1857
1050:1832–1847
1045:1818–1832
1040:1806–1818
1035:1801–1806
930:October:
926:Southwark
882:Greenwich
824:October:
605:Majority
52:Feb. 1974
943:Uxbridge
932:Rochdale
678:See also
373:Rochdale
360:, was a
75:69.10% (
66:Rochdale
970:Lincoln
958:March:
913:April:
847:April:
805:»
799:to the
787:«
654:Liberal
642:66,081
626:45,633
622:Turnout
577:−10.37
554:−10.45
548:14,203
530:+11.89
520:19,296
507:Liberal
344:Liberal
300:10.37%
284:17.66%
219:
208:
198:10.45%
175:31.12%
162:14,203
143:Liberal
101:
90:
72:Turnout
991:July:
985:June:
893:Widnes
880:July:
874:June:
811:»
793:«
661:Labour
632:−3.70
629:69.10
611:11.17
608:5,093
592:4,074
574:17.66
571:8,060
551:31.12
539:Labour
525:42.29
490:Votes
484:Party
329:Labour
292:Swing
287:8.93%
276:4,074
273:8,060
255:Party
189:11.89%
180:Swing
171:42.29%
158:19,296
148:Labour
139:Party
81:3.70%)
998:Ripon
974:May:
919:May:
870:Goole
858:May:
666:Swing
659:from
595:8.93
474:Votes
468:Enoch
438:Leigh
1019:Hove
952:1973
907:1972
841:1971
818:1970
726:2015
657:gain
455:for
356:The
234:Ind.
615:N/A
599:New
402:MP
371:of
304:N/A
225:Con
114:Lab
1127::
497:±%
493:%
375:.
779:e
772:t
765:v
728:.
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