| Election Name: | 1976 Wirral by-election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Seats For Election: | Constituency of Wirral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | October 1974 United Kingdom general election |
| Previous Year: | Oct. 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1979 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Election Date: | 11 March 1976 |
| Candidate1: | David Hunt |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,675 |
| Percentage1: | 66.78% |
| Swing1: | 15.97% |
| Candidate2: | Adrian Bailey |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,562 |
| Percentage2: | 20.34% |
| Swing2: | 11.26% |
| Candidate3: | Michael Gayford |
| Image3: | Lib |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,914 |
| Percentage3: | 11.39% |
| Swing3: | 6.21% |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | Selwyn Lloyd |
| Before Party: | Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) |
| After Election: | David Hunt |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Turnout: | 46.44% (27.24%) |
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.