Election Name: | 1977 Saffron Walden by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Saffron Walden |
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: | 7 July 1977 |
Candidate1: | Alan Haselhurst |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 22,692 |
Percentage1: | 55.74% |
Swing1: | 12.03% |
Candidate2: | Andrew Phillips |
Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 10,255 |
Percentage2: | 25.19% |
Swing2: | 5.13% |
Candidate3: | Ben Stoneham |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 5,948 |
Percentage3: | 14.61% |
Swing3: | 11.36% |
Map Size: | 200px |
MP | |
Before Election: | Peter Kirk |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Alan Haselhurst |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The Saffron Walden by-election of 7 July 1977 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Peter Kirk on 16 April that year. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.[1]