By-election held on 26 November 1981
Crosby by-election 1981|
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Turnout | 57,297 (69.3%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Candidate
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Shirley Williams
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John Butcher
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John Backhouse
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Party
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SDP
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Conservative
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Labour
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Popular vote
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28,118
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22,829
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5,450
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Percentage
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49.07%
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39.84%
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9.51%
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The 1981 Crosby by-election was a by-election held in England on 26 November 1981 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Crosby on Merseyside. It followed the death of Crosby's MP Sir Graham Page, of the Conservative Party.