1954 Ilford North by-election

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas 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	+9.97
Turnout			30,711	45.40	−39.38
Registered electors			67,689
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.00

General election 1951: Ilford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Hutchinson	31,905	55.51	+3.28
	Labour Co-op	Mabel Ridealgh	21,865	38.04	+0.75
	Liberal	Henry Eric Pollard	3,709	6.45	−4.03
Majority			10,040	17.47	+2.53
Turnout			57,479	84.78	−1.17
Registered electors			67,796
	Conservative hold		Swing

"1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
"UK General Election results October 1951". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.

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