1981 Crosby by-election

Crosby by-election 1981

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Crosby parliamentary seat
Turnout	57,297 (69.3%)
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Shirley Williams John Butcher John Backhouse Party SDP Conservative Labour Popular vote 28,118 22,829 5,450 Percentage 49.07% 39.84% 9.51%
MP before election Sir Graham Page Conservative Subsequent MP Shirley Williams SDP

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.