1947 Islington West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 right|thumb|200px|Islington West in the County of London, showing boundaries used in 1947 The 1947 Islington West by-election was held on 25 September 1947. The by-election was held due to the appointment to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Frederick Montague. Previous election General election, 5 July 1945: Islington West Labour Party (UK) Frederick Montague 11,496 73.8 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. T. Hope 4,090 26.2 -18.8 7,406 47.6 +37.6 15,586 60.1 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) +18.8 Result It was won by the Labour candidate Albert Evans,May 2021 albeit with a reduced share of the poll compared to 1945. 1947 Islington West by-electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/47.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120206220043/http://by-elections.co.uk/47.html 1947 By Election Results 2012-02-06 dead 2015-08-12 Labour Party (UK) Albert Evans 8,760 57.2 -16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Forrest Howard 4,084 26.6 +0.4 Liberal Party (UK) Edwin Malindine 2,459 16.0 New Independent (politician) L. J. Wildman 33 0.2 New 4,676 30.6 -17.0 15,336 51.4 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) -8.5 References Islington West by-election Islington West,1947 Islington West by-election Islington West by-election Islington West,1947