title: 1973 Manchester Exchange by-election
text: # 1973 Manchester Exchange by-election
  
  The Manchester Exchange by-election of 27 June 1973 was held after the death of William Griffiths on 14 April of the same year. The Labour Party won the by-election in what had traditionally been a safe seat.
  
  Due to an administrative oversight, the by-election was held on a Wednesday, rather than the Thursday which had been usual since the mid-1960s. Only one by-election since has been held on a day other than a Thursday, the 1978 Hamilton by-election.
  
  ## Results
  
  Manchester Exchange, 1973 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Frank Hatton | 5,348 | 55.33 | -13.20 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Steed | 3,525 | 36.47 | New |
  | | Conservative | William J. Loftus | 683 | 7.07 | -20.74 |
  | | Marxist-Leninist (England) | Ruth Pushkin | 109 | 1.13 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,823 | 18.86 | -21.86 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,665 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  