Islington West by-election, 1947

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

The Islington West by-election of 1947 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Montague 11,496 73.8 +18.8
Conservative E.T. Hope 4,090 26.2 -18.8
Majority 7,406 47.6
Turnout 25,926 60.1 +7.5
Labour hold Swing +18.8

It was won by the Labour candidate Albert Evans.[1]

Islington West by-election, 1947[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Evans 8,760 57.2 -16.6
Conservative Tom Forrest Howard 4,084 26.6 +0.4
Liberal Edwin Thomas Malindine 2,459 16.0 N/A
Independent L.J. Wildman 33 0.2 N/A
Majority 4,676 30.6
Turnout 29,859 51.4 -8.7
Labour hold Swing -8.5

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