1994 Dudley West by-election
← 1992 15 December 1994
Constituency of Dudley West
Turnout47.0% (Decrease 35.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Candidate Ian Pearson Graham Postles Mike Hadley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 28,400 7,706 3,154
Percentage 68.8% 18.7% 7.6%
Swing Increase 28.0% Decrease 30.2% Decrease 2.8%
MP before election

John Blackburn
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Ian Pearson
Labour

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

Dudley West by-election, 1994[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

General election 1992: Dudley West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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