1976 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central by-election

The Newcastle upon Tyne Central by-election of 4 November 1976 was held after the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Edward Short who left to take up the position of Chairman of Cable & Wireless. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.^[1]

Results

Newcastle upon Tyne Central by-Election, 1976^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Cowans	4,692	47.61	−24.16
	Liberal	Andrew Ellis	2,854	28.96	+17.28
	Conservative	Richard Sowler	1,945	19.73	+3.18
	Socialist Workers	David Hayes	184	1.87	New
	National Front	Bruce Anderson-Lynes	181	1.84	New
Majority			1,838	18.65	−36.55
Turnout			9,856
	Labour hold		Swing