1986 East Londonderry by-election

1986 East Londonderry by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of East Londonderry no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 23 Jan 1986 William Ross Ulster Unionist Party 30,922 93.9% 56.0% "Peter Barry" "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" 2,001 6.1% New MP Subsequent MP William Ross Ulster Unionist Party William Ross Ulster Unionist Party 46.8% ( 29.5%) 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1986 East Londonderry by-election was one of the fifteen 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election. Result 1986 East Londonderry by-electionhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html By-election Result United Kingdom Election Results 30 July 2015 5 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html dead Ulster Unionist Party William Ross 30,922 93.9 +56.0 "For the Anglo-Irish Agreement" "Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fw86.htm Westminster by-elections, 23 January 1986 Nicholas Whyte Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive 13 May 2003 2016-12-31 2,001 6.1 New 28,921 87.8 +73.7 32,923 46.8 −29.5 70,038 Ulster Unionist Party N/A References Other References British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-elections CAIN: Westminster By-Elections (NI) - Thursday 23 January 1986 Northern Ireland Elections: Westminster by-elections 1986 East Londonderry by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Londonderry constituencies Category:1980s in County Londonderry