1971 Greenwich by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1971 Greenwich by-election of 8 July 1971 was held after the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Marsh, resigned from the House of Commons to take up the post of Chairman of British Rail. The seat was retained by Labour. Result Greenwich by-Election, 1971http://by-elections.co.uk/71.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329040730/http://by-elections.co.uk/71.html 1970 -71 By Election Results 2012-03-29 dead 2015-09-08 Labour Party (UK) Guy Barnett 14,671 66.73 +10.98 Conservative Party (UK) J Stuart Thom 6,150 27.97 -7.39 Fellowship Party Ronald Mallone 792 3.60 New Independent conservative Reginald Simmerson 285 1.30 New Independent politician David Davies 89 0.40 New 8,521 38.76 +18.37 21,987 Labour Party (UK) Previous election General election 1970: GreenwichResult from previous election Labour Party (UK) Richard Marsh 20,804 55.75 -9.11 Conservative Party (UK) J Stuart Thom 13,195 35.36 +0.22 Liberal Party (UK) P. Wylan 3,319 8.89 New 7,609 20.39 -7.33 37,318 65.66 -2.04 Labour Party (UK) -4.67 References Greenwich by-election Greenwich by-election Greenwich,1971 Greenwich,1971 Greenwich by-election