1976 Carshalton by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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A by-election was held on 11 March 1976 in the UK parliamentary constituency of Carshalton after the incumbent Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Carr was elevated to the House of Lords. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.
11 March 1976
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Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Nigel Forman | 20,753 | 51.69 | +6.29 | |
| Labour | Colin Blau | 11,021 | 27.49 | −10.46 | |
| Liberal | John Hatherley | 6,028 | 15.01 | −1.65 | |
| National Front | Terry Denville-Faulkner | 1,851 | 4.61 | New | |
| Conservative Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 251 | 0.63 | New | |
| Logic Party | William Dunmore | 133 | 0.33 | New | |
| Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 115 | 0.29 | New | |
| Majority | 9,732 | 24.20 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 40,152 | 60.5 | −13.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.4 | |||