Dudley West by-election, 1994
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A by-election was held for the British 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 the largest swing since the Second World War. [1] 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.
[edit] Results
| Dudley West by-election, 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 28,400 | 68.8 | +28.0 | |
| Conservative | Graham Postles | 7,706 | 18.7 | -30.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Hadley | 3,154 | 7.6 | -2.8 | |
| UKIP | Malcolm Floyd | 590 | 1.4 | ||
| National Front | Andy Carmichael | 561 | 1.4 | ||
| Liberal | Mike Hyde | 548 | 1.3 | ||
| New Britain | Mike Nattrass | 146 | 0.3 | ||
| FOREST - Freedom of Choice for Smokers | Marjorie Nicholson | 77 | 0.2 | ||
| Natural Law | John Oldbury | 70 | 0.2 | ||
| 21st Century Conservatives Party | Colin Palmer | 55 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 20,694 | 50.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -29.12 | |||
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