Dudley West by-election, 1994
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Dudley West on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Blackburn.
The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives, on one of the largest swings since the Second World War. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of Tony Blair as Labour leader, which would eventually lead to Labour's 1997 general election victory. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes.
Results
| Dudley West by-election, 1994[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 28,400 | 68.8 | +28.0 | |
| Conservative | Graham Postles | 7,706 | 18.7 | -30.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Hadley | 3,154 | 7.6 | -2.8 | |
| UKIP | Malcolm Floyd | 590 | 1.4 | ||
| National Front | Andy Carmichael | 561 | 1.4 | ||
| Liberal | Mike Hyde | 548 | 1.3 | ||
| New Britain | Mike Nattrass | 146 | 0.3 | ||
| FOREST - Freedom of Choice for Smokers | Marjorie Nicholson | 77 | 0.2 | ||
| Natural Law | John Oldbury | 70 | 0.2 | ||
| 21st Century Conservatives Party | Colin Palmer | 55 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 20,694 | 50.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -29.12 | |||
References
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
See also
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