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1980 Southend East by-election

1980 UK Parliamentary by-election

1980 UK Parliamentary by-election

FieldValue
election_name1980 Southend East by-election
typeparliamentary
countryUnited Kingdom
seats_for_electionConstituency of Southend East
ongoingno
previous_election1979 United Kingdom general election
previous_year1979
next_election1983 United Kingdom general election
next_year1983
election_date13 March 1980
candidate1Teddy Taylor
image1[[File:Sir Teddy Taylor (3x4 crop).jpgx160px]]
party1Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote113,117
percentage136.8%
swing119.3%
candidate2Colin George
image2Lab
party2Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote212,687
percentage235.6%
swing26.5%
candidate3David Evans
image3Lib
party3Liberal Party (UK)
popular_vote38,939
percentage325.1%
swing312.0%
titleMP
before_electionStephen McAdden
before_partyConservative Party (UK)
after_electionTeddy Taylor
after_partyConservative Party (UK)
turnout62.5%

The 1980 Southend East by-election of 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen McAdden on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.

Result

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20000609021725/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament]
  2. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament".
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