The Ilford by-election of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs.[1] The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.[1]
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Candidates
- Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate.[2]
- Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset.[2]
- Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset.[2]
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Fredric Wise | 15,612 | 54.38 | -12.4 |
Labour | Joseph King | 6,577 | 22.91 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | John Thompson | 6,515 | 22.69 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 9,035 | 31.47 | |||
Turnout | 28,704 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Aftermath
Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Fredric Wise | 14,071 | 44.4 | -10.0 | |
Liberal | John Thompson | 7,625 | 24.0 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Augustus West | 5,414 | 17.1 | -5.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | Frederick C. Bramston | 4,610 | 14.5 | New | |
Majority | 6,446 | 20.4 | -11.1 | ||
Turnout | 31,720 | 70.5 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -5.6 |
See also
References
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