1954 Ilford North by-election
{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}
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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
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Thomas Iremonger
|votes = 18,354 | percentage = 59.76 | change = +4.25
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas W Richardson
|votes = 9,927 | percentage = 32.32 | change = -5.72
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =George E Thornton
|votes = 2,430 | percentage = 7.91 | change = +1.46
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,427
|percentage = 27.44
|change = +9.97
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,711
|percentage = 45.40
|change = -39.38
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 67,689
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.00
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{{Election box end}}
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|title=General election 1951: Ilford North{{cite web |title=UK General Election results October 1951 |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i12.htm |website=Richard Kimber's political science resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001081855/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i12.htm |archive-date=1 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Geoffrey Hutchinson
|votes = 31,905
|percentage = 55.51
|change = +3.28
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Mabel Ridealgh
|votes = 21,865
|percentage = 38.04
|change = +0.75
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Henry Eric Pollard
|votes = 3,709
|percentage = 6.45
|change = -4.03
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,040
|percentage = 17.47
|change = +2.53
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,479
|percentage = 84.78
|change= -1.17
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 67,796
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204032418/http://by-elections.co.uk/54.html#ilford Full results]
References
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{{By-elections to the 40th UK Parliament}}