Election Name: | 1978 Ilford North by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Ilford North |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | October 1974 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | Oct. 1974 |
Next Election: | 1979 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 1979 |
Election Date: | 2 March 1978 |
Candidate1: | Vivian Bendall |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 22,548 |
Percentage1: | 50.31% |
Swing1: | 9.43% |
Candidate2: | Tessa Jowell |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 17,051 |
Percentage2: | 38.04% |
Swing2: | 4.44% |
Candidate3: | John Freeman |
Image3: | Lib |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 2,248 |
Percentage3: | 5.02% |
Swing3: | 11.62% |
MP | |
Before Election: | Millie Miller |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | Vivian Bendall |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The Ilford North by-election of 2 March 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Millie Miller on 29 October 1977. The seat was gained by the Conservatives in a defeat for James Callaghan's government.