From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1920 Ilford by-election
MP before electionGriggs Unionist
Subsequent MP Wise Unionist
The Ilford by-election Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs .[1] [1]
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 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 [ ] Aftermath [ ] Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place.
See also [ ] References [ ]
^ a b c
"Ilford Retained - Large Coalition Majority". News. The Times . No. 42537. London. 9 October 1920. col F, p. 10.
^ a b c
"Ilford By-Election - Unionist Candidate Chosen". News. The Times . No. 42497. London. 24 August 1920. col C, p. 7.
^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
Categories :
1920 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies 1920 in England Elections in the London Borough of Redbridge By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies 20th century in Essex Ilford Hidden categories:
CS1: Julian–Gregorian uncertainty
