1994 Dudley West by-election

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1994 Dudley West by-election
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  1992 15 December 1994 1997  

Dudley West constituency
Turnout47.0% (Decrease2.svg35.1 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Con
Lib
Candidate Ian Pearson Graham PostlesMike Hadley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote28,4007,7063,154
Percentage68.8%18.7%7.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg28.0 pp Decrease2.svg30.2 pp Decrease2.svg2.8 pp

MP before election

John Blackburn
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Ian Pearson
Labour

A by-election was held for the House of Commons constituency of Dudley West on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Blackburn.

Contents

The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives, on one of the largest swings since the Second World War. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of Tony Blair as Labour leader, which would eventually lead to Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 general election. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes.

Result

Dudley West by-election, 1994 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Pearson 28,400 68.8 +28.0
Conservative Graham Postles7,70618.7−30.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Hadley3,1547.6−2.8
UKIP Malcolm Floyd5901.4New
National Front Andy Carmichael5611.4New
Liberal Mike Hyde5481.3New
New Britain Mike Nattrass 1460.3New
FOREST - Freedom of Choice for SmokersMarjorie Nicholson770.2New
Natural Law John Oldbury700.2New
21st Century Conservatives PartyColin Palmer550.1New
Majority 20,69450.1N/A
Turnout 41,30747.0−35.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +29.1

Previous result

General election 1992: Dudley West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blackburn 34,729 48.8 −1.0
Labour KJ Lomax28,94040.7+6.7
Liberal Democrats GPT Lewis7,44610.5−5.7
Majority 5,7898.1−7.7
Turnout 71,11582.1+3.0
Conservative hold Swing −3.8

See also

References

  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.