Ilford North by-election, 1954

The Ilford North by-election of 3 February 1954 was held after the resignation of Conservative MP Geoffrey Hutchinson, who gave up his seat to become chairman of the National Assistance Board. He subsequently became Baron Ilford. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Tom Iremonger, who held the seat at the General Election the following year, and who remained the constituency's MP until defeated at the October 1974 election.

Results

Ilford North by-election, 1954^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger	18,354	59.76	+4.25
	Labour	Thomas W Richardson	9,927	32.32	-5.72
	Liberal	George E Thornton	2,430	7.91	+1.46
Majority			8,427	27.44
Turnout			30,711
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Ilford North^[3]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Clegg Hutchinson	31,905	55.51
	Labour	Mabel Ridealgh	21,865	38.04
	Liberal	Henry Eric Pollard	3,709	6.45
Majority			10,040	17.47
Turnout				84.78
	Conservative hold		Swing

↑ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
1 2 British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i12.htm

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