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| Turnout | 46.44% ( 27.24%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Wirral by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after Selwyn Lloyd, who had been elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)[1] but who was serving as Speaker of the House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives regained the seat in the by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | David Hunt | 34,675 | 66.78 | +15.97 | |
| Labour | Adrian Bailey | 10,562 | 20.34 | -11.26 | |
| Liberal | Michael Gayford | 5,914 | 11.39 | -6.21 | |
| English National | Frank Hansford-Miller | 466 | 0.90 | New | |
| Ind. Conservative | Hilary Miller | 307 | 0.59 | New | |
| Majority | 24,412 | 46.44 | +27.24 | ||
| Turnout | 51,924 | ||||
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