Wycombe by-election, 1978
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The Wycombe
by-election
of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) John Hall. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) John Hall. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.