Southend East by-election, 1980
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The 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.
Southend East (UK Parliament constituency)
Southend East was a parliamentary constituency in Essex. 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 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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,...
(MP) Stephen McAdden
Stephen McAdden
Sir Stephen James McAdden was a British Conservative politician.McAdden was educated at the Salesian School, Battersea and worked as an export sales manager and company director...
on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.