1969 Islington North by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1969 Islington North by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 30 October 1969 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, north London. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Gerry Reynolds died on 7 June 1969, aged 42. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1958 following the death of his predecessor, Wilfred Fienburgh. Although traditionally a safe Labour seat, the Conservatives had gained control of Islington in the 1968 Islington Council election. The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour Party candidate, Michael O'Halloran, who won with a majority of 1,534 votes over the Conservative candidate Andrew Pearce. Islington North by-election, 1969http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034618/http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html 1969 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead British Elections Ephemera Archive 2015-08-27 Labour Party (UK) Michael O'Halloran 7,288 49.2 −10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Pearce 5,754 38.9 +8.2 Liberal Party (UK) Eric G. Thwaites 1,514 10.2 +0.4 Independent Socialist Independent Socialist Austin Williams 245 1.7 New 1,534 10.3 -18.5 14,801 32.8 -21.4 45,077 Labour Party (UK) −9.2 References See also Islington North (UK Parliament constituency) Islington 1937 Islington North by-election 1958 Islington North by-election Lists of United Kingdom by-elections Islington North,1969 Islington North by-election Islington North,1969 Islington North by-election Islington North by-election