1980 Southend East by-election
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Constituency of Southend East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Southend East by-election of 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen McAdden on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.[1]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Teddy Taylor | 13,117 | 36.8 | -19.3 | |
Labour | Colin George | 12,687 | 35.6 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | David Evans | 8,939 | 25.1 | +12.0 | |
New Britain | Terence Robertson | 532 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Anti Common-Market Free Trade | Oliver Smedley | 207 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | James Curry | 132 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident | Bill Boaks | 23 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 430 | 1.2 | -25.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,637 | 62.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.87 |
References[]
- ^ Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament[permanent dead link]
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 19 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1980 in England
- Politics of Southend-on-Sea
- 1980 elections in the United Kingdom
- March 1980 events in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies
- 1980s in Essex