1994 Dudley West by-election

UK House of Commons election December 2020 May 2012 1994 Dudley West by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Dudley West constituency 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 15 December 1994 Ian Pearson Ianperason.jpg Labour Party (UK) 28,400 68.8% 28.0 pp Graham Postles Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7,706 18.7% 30.2 pp Mike Hadley Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 3,154 7.6% 2.8 pp MP Subsequent MP John Blackburn Conservative Party (UK) Ian Pearson Labour Party (UK) 47.0% ( 35.1 pp) A by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Dudley West on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Blackburn. The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives, on one of the largest swings since the Second World War. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of Tony Blair as Labour leader, which would eventually lead to Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 general election. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes. Result Dudley West by-election, 1994http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament Boothroyd David 1 October 2015 United Kingdom Election Results 20 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170720031954/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html dead Labour Party (UK) Ian Pearson 28,400 68.8 +28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Postles 7,706 18.7 -30.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Hadley 3,154 7.6 -2.8 UK Independence Party Malcolm Floyd 590 1.4 New National Front (UK) Andy Carmichael 561 1.4 New Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Mike Hyde 548 1.3 New New Britain Party Mike Nattrass 146 0.3 New FOREST - Freedom of Choice for Smokers Marjorie Nicholson 77 0.2 New Natural Law Party John Oldbury 70 0.2 New 21st Century Conservatives Party Colin Palmer 55 0.1 New 20,694 50.1 N/A 41,307 47.0 -35.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +29.1 Previous result General election 1992: Dudley Westhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm Politics Resources 9 April 1992 Election 1992 Politics Resources 6 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm 24 July 2011 dead Conservative Party (UK) John Blackburn 34,729 48.8 −1.0 Labour Party (UK) KJ Lomax 28,940 40.7 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) GPT Lewis 7,446 10.5 −5.7 5,789 8.1 −7.7 71,115 82.1 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) −3.8 See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References https://archive.today/19970430053728/http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/background/pastelec/bydudl.htm Dudley West by-election, BBC News Dudley West by-election Dudley West by-election Category:Politics of Dudley Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Midlands (county) constituencies Dudley West by-election, 1994 Dudley West by-election