The Westhoughton by election took place for the

House of Commons of the United Kingdom The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ...

in Westhoughton on 24 May 1973. It was won by

Roger Stott Roger Stott, (7 August 1943 – 9 August 1999) was a British Labour Party politician. Biography Stott was born in Rochdale, the first child of Richard and Edith Stott. He was of Scottish descent. He went to school in Rochdale and when he wa ...

who held the seat for Labour after the death on 1 February of the previous MP, Tom Price.

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British Parliamentary by-elections: Westhoughton
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