1947 Islington West by-election

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Islington West in the County of London, showing boundaries used in 1947 IslingtonWest1918.png
Islington West in the County of London, showing boundaries used in 1947

The 1947 Islington West by-election was held on 25 September 1947.

The by-election was held due to the appointment to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Frederick Montague.

General election, 5 July 1945: Islington, West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Montague 11,496 73.8 +18.8
Conservative E. T. Hope4,09026.2-18.8
Majority7,40647.6+37.6
Turnout 25,92660.1+7.5
Labour hold Swing +18.8

It was won by the Labour candidate Albert Evans, [1] albeit with a reduced share of the poll compared to 1945.

1947 Islington West by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 8,760 57.2 -16.6
Conservative Tom Forrest Howard 4,08426.6+0.4
Liberal Edwin Malindine 2,45916.0New
Independent L. J. Wildman330.2New
Majority4,67630.6-17.0
Turnout 29,85951.4-8.7
Labour hold Swing -8.5

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.