Ilford North by-election, 1954
The Ilford North by-election of 3 February 1954 was held after the resignation of Conservative MP Geoffrey Hutchinson, who gave up his seat to become chairman of the National Assistance Board. He subsequently became Baron Ilford. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Tom Iremonger, who held the seat at the General Election the following year, and who remained the constituency's MP until defeated at the October 1974 election.
Results
| Ilford North by-election, 1954[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger | 18,354 | 59.76 | +4.25 | |
| Labour | T W Richardson | 9,927 | 32.32 | -5.72 | |
| Liberal | G E Thornton | 2,430 | 7.91 | +1.46 | |
| Majority | 8,427 | 27.44 | |||
| Turnout | 30,711 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5 | |||
| General Election 1951: Ilford North[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Hutchinson | 31,905 | 55.51 | ||
| Labour | M Ridealgh | 21,865 | 38.04 | ||
| Liberal | HE Pollard | 3,709 | 6.45 | ||
| Majority | 10,040 | 17.47 | |||
| Turnout | 84.78 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i12.htm
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