Ilford by-election, 1920
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The Ilford
by-election
of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament
Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.
Ilford (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilford was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Redbridge in east London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.
Candidates
- Fredric Wise a stockbroker was the Coalition Unionist candidate.
- Joseph KingJoseph King (MP)Joseph King was the eldest son of Joseph King and his wife Phoebe . King played a key role in the Peasant Arts movement in Haslemere, a number of the items produced are in the Victoria and Albert Museum...
was the Labour candidate, he was a former Liberal MP for North SomersetNorth Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)North Somerset is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. - Major John Thompson was the Liberal candidate a former MP for East SomersetEast Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)East Somerset was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1832 and 1918....
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