1980 Southend East by-election

1980 UK Parliamentary by-election January 2023 March 2012 1980 Southend East by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Southend East no 1979 United Kingdom general election 1979 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 13 March 1980 Teddy Taylor x160px Conservative Party (UK) 13,117 36.8% 19.3% Colin George Lab Labour Party (UK) 12,687 35.6% 6.5% David Evans Lib Liberal Party (UK) 8,939 25.1% 12.0% MP Stephen McAdden Conservative Party (UK) Teddy Taylor Conservative Party (UK) 62.5% The 1980 Southend East by-election of 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen McAdden on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament Result Southend East by-election, 1980http://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 Conservative Party (UK) Teddy Taylor 13,117 36.8 -19.3 Labour Party (UK) Colin George 12,687 35.6 +6.5 Liberal Party (UK) David Evans 8,939 25.1 +12.0 New Britain Party Terence Robertson 532 1.5 New Anti Common-Market Free Trade Oliver Smedley 207 0.6 New Independent Liberal James Curry 132 0.4 New Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 23 0.0 New 430 1.2 -25.7 35,637 62.5 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) -12.87 References Southend East by-election Category:Politics of Southend-on-Sea Southend East by-election Southend East by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies Category:1980s in Essex