title: 1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election
text: # 1978 Manchester Moss Side by-election
  
  The Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.
  
  ## Results
  
  Manchester Moss Side, 1978 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | George Morton | 12,556 | 46.38 | -0.67 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Murphy | 10,998 | 40.62 | +6.29 |
  | | Liberal | Peter Thomson | 2,502 | 9.24 | -8.35 |
  | | National Front | Herbert Andrew | 623 | 2.30 | N/A |
  | | Workers Revolutionary | Vanessa Redgrave | 394 | 1.46 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,558 | 5.8 | -6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27.073 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  