1920 Ilford by-election
{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name=1920 Ilford by-election
|type=presidential
|country=United Kingdom
|previous_election=Ilford (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
|previous_year=1918
|next_election=Ilford (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
|next_year=1922
|election_date=25 September 1920
|candidate1=Wise
|image1=70px
|party1=Unionist Party (UK)
|popular_vote1=15,612
|percentage1=54.38
|candidate2=King
|image2=70px
|party2=Labour Party (UK)
|popular_vote2=6,577
|percentage2=22.91
|candidate3=Thompson
|image3=74px
|party3=Liberal Party (UK)
|popular_vote3=6,515
|percentage3=22.69
|map_image=File:Ilford1918.png
|map_size=250px
|title=MP
|posttitle=Subsequent MP
|before_election=Griggs
|before_party=Unionist Party (UK)
|after_election=Wise
|after_party=Unionist Party (UK)
}}
The Ilford by-election of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.
Candidates
- Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate.
- Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset.
- Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset.
British Pathe has newsreel footage of the three candidates standing outside their election count.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/election-at-ilford/query/election
Result
{{Election box begin | title=Ilford by-election, 1920}}
{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Fredric Wise
|votes = 15,612
|percentage = 54.38
|change = -12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph King
|votes = 6,577
|percentage = 22.91
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Thompson
|votes = 6,515
|percentage = 22.69
|change = +8.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,035
|percentage = 31.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,704
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
Aftermath
Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place.
{{Election box begin | title=1922 general electionF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Fredric Wise
|votes = 14,071
|percentage = 44.4
|change = -10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Thompson
|votes = 7,625
|percentage = 24.0
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Augustus West
|votes = 5,414
|percentage = 17.1
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate =Frederick C. Bramston
|votes = 4,610
|percentage = 14.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,446
|percentage = 20.4
|change = -11.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,720
|percentage = 70.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing = -5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=Ilford By-Election - Unionist Candidate Chosen
|author=
|department=News
|date=24 August 1920
|page=7
|pages=
|issue=42497
|column=C
}}
{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=Ilford Retained - Large Coalition Majority
|author=
|department=News
|date=9 October 1920
|page=10
|pages=
|issue=42537
|column=F
}}
}}
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