1982 Peckham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2021 July 2012 1982 Peckham by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Peckham no 1979 United Kingdom general election 1979 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 28 October 1982 Harriet Harman x160px Labour Party (UK) 11,349 50.34% 9.51% Dick Taverne x160px Social Democratic Party (UK) 7,418 32.91% 25.25% John Redwood x160px Conservative Party (UK) 2,800 12.42% 15.65% 200px MP Harry Lamborn Labour Party (UK) Harriet Harman Labour Party (UK) The 1982 Peckham by-election of 28 October 1982 was held following the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Lamborn on 21 August 1982. The seat was retained for Labour by Harriet Harman. Result Peckham by-election, 1982http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000609021725/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html dead 9 June 2000 Results of Byelections in the 1979–83 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-09-19 United Kingdom Election Results Labour Party (UK) Harriet Harman 11,349 50.34 -9.51 Social Democratic Party (UK) Dick Taverne 7,418 32.91 +25.25 Conservative Party (UK) John Redwood 2,800 12.42 -15.65 National Front (UK) Martin Webster 874 3.88 -0.54 Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 102 0.45 New 3,931 17.44 -14.34 22,543 Labour Party (UK) -17.38 Note: The change in the Social Democrat vote is calculated against the votes won by the Liberal Party at the 1979 general election, as the two parties had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance. References Peckham by-election Peckham,1982 Peckham,1982 Peckham by-election Category:Peckham Peckham by-election