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1978 Ilford North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

FieldValue
election_name1978 Ilford North by-election
typeparliamentary
countryUnited Kingdom
seats_for_electionConstituency of Ilford North
ongoingno
previous_electionOctober 1974 United Kingdom general election
previous_yearOct. 1974
next_election1979 United Kingdom general election
next_year1979
election_date2 March 1978
<!-- Con -->candidate1**Vivian Bendall**
image1**Con**
party1Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote1**22,548**
percentage1**50.31%**
swing1**9.43%**
<!-- Lab -->candidate2Tessa Jowell
image2[[File:Tessa Jowell, 2000 (cropped).jpgx160px]]
party2Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote217,051
percentage238.04%
swing24.44%
<!-- Lib -->candidate3John Freeman
image3**Lib**
party3Liberal Party (UK)
popular_vote32,248
percentage35.02%
swing311.62%
titleMP
before_electionMillie Miller
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
after_electionVivian Bendall
after_partyConservative Party (UK)

The 1978 Ilford North by-election of 2 March 1978 was held following 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.

Result

|reg. electors =

  • 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.

Previous result

|reg. electors = 65,195

References

;Sources

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1974–1983, p. 27, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (MacMillan Press 1983)

References

  1. "1978 By Election Results".
  2. "UK General Election results: October 1974 [Archive]".
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