Walthamstow West by-election, 1967
Encyclopedia
The Walthamstow West
by-election
of 21 September 1967 was held after the death of Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) Ted Redhead
on 15 April of that year. The seat was gained by the Conservative Party
by just 62 votes.
Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)
Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...
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 21 September 1967 was held after the death of Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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) Ted Redhead
Edward Redhead
Edward Charles Redhead JP was a British civil servant and politician who became the successor to Clement Attlee as Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West.-Civil servant:...
on 15 April of that year. The seat was gained by the Conservative Party
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...
by just 62 votes.