1978 Ilford North by-election
The Ilford North by-election of 2 March 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Millie Miller on 29 October 1977. The seat was gained by the Conservatives in a defeat for James Callaghan's government. It was the last seat to be captured by the Conservatives from Labour in a by-election until the 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election thirty years later.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 22,548 | 50.31 | +9.43 | |
Labour | Tessa Jowell | 17,051 | 38.04 | –4.44 | |
Liberal | John Freeman | 2,248 | 5.02 | –11.62 | |
National Front | John Hughes | 2,126 | 4.74 | New | |
Conservative Independent Democrat | Thomas Iremonger | 671 | 1.50 | New | |
East London People's Front | Carole Rowe | 89 | 0.20 | New | |
New Britain | Alfred Burr | 48 | 0.11 | New | |
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 38 | 0.08 | New | |
Majority | 5,497 | 12.27 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,819 | 69.10 | -5.36 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
- Alfred Burr was exposed as a convicted child abuser after nominations closed, resulting in the withdrawal of his endorsement by the New Britain Party and his withdrawal from election six days before the date of the by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Millie Miller | 20,621 | 42.48 | +4.48 | |
Conservative | Thomas Iremonger | 19,843 | 40.88 | +2.32 | |
Liberal | Gareth Wilson | 8,080 | 16.64 | -6.80 | |
Majority | 778 | 1.60 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,544 | 74.46 | -5.15 | ||
Registered electors | 65,195 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- "UK General Election results: October 1974 [Archive]". www.politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Sources
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, p. 27, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (MacMillan Press 1983)
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