1971 Macclesfield by-election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Conservative
Nicholas Winterton
24,933
44.65
7.44
-
Labour
Diana Jeuda
23,854
42.71
+9.38
-
Liberal
R. M. Hammond
5,991
10.73
3.85
-
Anti-Common Market Party
Reginald Simmerson
976
1.75
N/A
-
English National Resurgence
Robert Goodall
92
0.16
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
1,079
1.93
16.83
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
55,846
-
-
-
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Swing
-
-

Question: Which party won the 1971 Macclesfield by-election, and what was the majority over the second-place finisher?
Answer: The result was a narrow win for the Conservatives, with a majority of 1,079 at the 1971 Macclesfield by-election.