1976 Wirral by-election

{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1976 Wirral by-election

| type = parliamentary

| country = United Kingdom

| seats_for_election = Constituency of Wirral

| 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 = 11 March 1976

| candidate1 = David Hunt

| image1 = x160px

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| popular_vote1 = 34,675

| percentage1 = 66.78%

| swing1 = {{increase}}15.97%

| candidate2 = Adrian Bailey

| image2 = x160px

| party2 = Labour Party (UK)

| popular_vote2 = 10,562

| percentage2 = 20.34%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}11.26%

| candidate3 = Michael Gayford

| image3 =

| party3 = Liberal Party (UK)

| popular_vote3 = 5,914

| percentage3 = 11.39%

| swing3 = {{decrease}}6.21%

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| title = MP

| before_election = Selwyn Lloyd

| before_party = Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

| after_election = David Hunt

| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)

| turnout = 46.44% ({{increase}}27.24%)

}}

The 1976 Wirral by-election of 11 March 1976 was held after Selwyn Lloyd, who had been elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP){{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i21.htm |title=Result at previous election |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319060613/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i21.htm |archive-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} but who was serving as Speaker of the House of Commons, retired. The Conservatives regained the seat in the by-election.