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The '''Manchester Central by-election, 1979''' was a [[by-election|parliamentary by-election]] held on [[27 September]] [[1979]] for the [[British House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of [[Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Central]].
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| election_name = 1979 Manchester Central by-election
| type = parliamentary
| country = United Kingdom
| >
| previous_election = 1979 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year = May 1979
| next_election = 1983 United Kingdom general election
| next_year = 1983
| election_date = 27 September 1979
| seats_for_election = [[Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Central]] constituency
| turnout = 33.8% {{decrease}}29.9 [[percentage points|pp]]
| candidate1 = '''[[Bob Litherland]]'''
| image1 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; font-size:35px;"> '''LAB'''</span></div>
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| popular_vote1 = '''7,494'''
| percentage1 = '''70.7%'''
| swing1 = {{steady}}0.0 [[percentage points|pp]]
| candidate2 = Anthony Parkinson
| image2 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; font-size:35px;"> '''LIB'''</span></div>
| party2 = Liberal Party (UK)
| popular_vote2 = 1,502
| percentage2 = 14.2%
| swing2 = {{increase}}8.9 [[percentage points|pp]]
| candidate3 = Stephen Lea
| image3 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; font-size:35px;"> '''CON'''</span></div>
| party3 = Conservative Party (UK)
| popular_vote3 = 1,275
| percentage3 = 12.0%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}10.1 [[percentage points|pp]]
| title = MP
| posttitle = Subsequent MP
| before_election = [[Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester|Harold Lever]]
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Bob Litherland]]
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
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The '''1979 Manchester Central by-election''' was a [[by-election|parliamentary by-election]] held on 27 September 1979 for the [[British House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of [[Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Central]].


The seat had become vacant when the constituency's [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP), [[Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester|Harold Lever]] had been made a [[life peer]] on [[3 July]] [[1979]]. He had held the seat since its creation for the [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|February 1974 general election]], having represented previous constituencies in [[Manchester]] since the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]].
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP), [[Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester|Harold Lever]] had been made a [[life peer]] on 3 July 1979. He had held the seat since its creation for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], having represented previous constituencies in [[Manchester]] since the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]].

Being held less than five months after the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]] (where the Tories had won power from Labour after five years), it was the first by-election of the 1979–1983 parliament.


== Results ==
== Results ==
Manchester Central was a [[safe seat]] for Labour. On a heavily-reduced turnout, the result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, [[Bob Litherland]], who won with the same 70.7% share of the vote which Lever had won at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|general election in May 1979]].
Manchester Central was a [[safe seat]] for Labour. On a heavily reduced turnout, the result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, [[Bob Litherland]], who won with the same 70.7% share of the vote which Lever had won at the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|general election in May 1979]].<ref>[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge79/i14.htm Richard Kimber's political science resources: UK General Election results 1979]</ref>


Syed Ala-Ud-Din stood in protest at not being selected as the Labour candidate.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anwar |first1=Mohammed |title=Race and Politics: Ethnic Minorities and the British Political System |date=15 April 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0415491112 |pages=57–58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daGK2h9XJgwC&dq=%22Syed+Ala-Ud-Din%22&pg=PA57}}</ref>
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Litherland held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]].

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Litherland held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]].


==Votes ==
==Votes ==


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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/manchester79.html British Parliamentary by-elections: Manchester Central 1983]
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge79/i14.htm Richard Kimber's political science resources: UK General Election results 1979]
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==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 12 March 2024

1979 Manchester Central by-election
← May 1979 27 September 1979 1983 →
Manchester Central constituency
Turnout33.8% Decrease29.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
LIB
CON
Candidate Bob Litherland Anthony Parkinson Stephen Lea
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 7,494 1,502 1,275
Percentage 70.7% 14.2% 12.0%
Swing Steady0.0 pp Increase8.9 pp Decrease10.1 pp
MP before election

Harold Lever
Labour

Subsequent MP

Bob Litherland
Labour

The 1979 Manchester Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 September 1979 for the British House of Commons constituency of Manchester Central.

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Harold Lever had been made a life peer on 3 July 1979. He had held the seat since its creation for the February 1974 general election, having represented previous constituencies in Manchester since the 1945 general election.

Being held less than five months after the 1979 general election (where the Tories had won power from Labour after five years), it was the first by-election of the 1979–1983 parliament.

Results[edit]

Manchester Central was a safe seat for Labour. On a heavily reduced turnout, the result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Bob Litherland, who won with the same 70.7% share of the vote which Lever had won at the general election in May 1979.[1]

Syed Ala-Ud-Din stood in protest at not being selected as the Labour candidate.[2]

Litherland held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1997 general election.

Votes[edit]

Manchester Central by-election, 1979[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Litherland 7,494 70.7 0.0
Liberal Anthony Parkinson 1,502 14.2 +8.9
Conservative Stephen Lea 1,275 12.0 −10.1
Independent Labour Syed Ala-Ud-Din 187 1.8 New
Ecology John Foster 129 1.2 New
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident. Bill Boaks 12 0.1 New
Majority 5,992 56.5 +7.9
Turnout 10,599 33.8 −29.9
Labour hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Richard Kimber's political science resources: UK General Election results 1979
  2. ^ Anwar, Mohammed (15 April 2013). Race and Politics: Ethnic Minorities and the British Political System. Routledge. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0415491112.
  3. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 9 June 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

See also[edit]

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