• Source: 1920 Ilford by-election

The Ilford by-election of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.




Candidates


Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate.
Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset.
Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset.
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


List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
1954 Ilford North by-election
1978 Ilford North by-election




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• 1920 Ilford by-election
• List of elections in 1920
• 1954 Ilford North by-election
• 1928 Ilford by-election
• 1978 Ilford North by-election
• Joseph King (politician)
• 1920 Sunderland by-election
• Fredric Wise
• 1920 Abertillery by-election
• 1920 Northampton by-election