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A [[by-election]] was held for the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of [[Dudley West (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley West]] on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[John Blackburn (politician)|John Blackburn]]. |
A '''[[by-election]]''' was held for the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of '''[[Dudley West (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley West]]''' on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[John Blackburn (politician)|John Blackburn]]. |
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The result was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] gain from the Conservatives, on [[United Kingdom by-election records#Largest swings|one of the largest]] [[swing (politics)|swings]] since the [[World War II|Second World War]]. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of [[Tony Blair]] [[1994 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|as Labour leader]], which would eventually lead to Labour's [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]] victory. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes. |
The result was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] gain from the Conservatives, on [[United Kingdom by-election records#Largest swings|one of the largest]] [[swing (politics)|swings]] since the [[World War II|Second World War]]. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of [[Tony Blair]] [[1994 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|as Labour leader]], which would eventually lead to Labour's [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]] victory. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes. |
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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.
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 1997 general election victory. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Pearson | 28,400 | 68.8 | +28.0 | |
Conservative | Graham Postles | 7,706 | 18.7 | −30.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Hadley | 3,154 | 7.6 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Floyd | 590 | 1.4 | New | |
National Front | Andy Carmichael | 561 | 1.4 | New | |
Liberal | Mike Hyde | 548 | 1.3 | New | |
New Britain | Mike Nattrass | 146 | 0.3 | New | |
FOREST - Freedom of Choice for Smokers | Marjorie Nicholson | 77 | 0.2 | New | |
Natural Law | John Oldbury | 70 | 0.2 | New | |
21st Century Conservatives Party | Colin Palmer | 55 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 20,694 | 50.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,307 | 47.0 | −35.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +29.1 |
Previous result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Blackburn | 34,729 | 48.8 | −1.0 | |
Labour | KJ Lomax | 28,940 | 40.7 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | GPT Lewis | 7,446 | 10.5 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 5,789 | 8.1 | −7.7 | ||
Turnout | 71,115 | 82.1 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.8 |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.