1920 Ilford by-election
# 1920 Ilford by-election

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.

## Candidates

* Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate.
* Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset.
* Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset.

British Pathe has newsreel footage of the three candidates standing outside their election count. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/election-at-ilford/query/election

## Result

Ilford by-election, 1920 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Unionist | Fredric Wise | 15,612 | 54.38 | -12.4 |
| | Labour | Joseph King | 6,577 | 22.91 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | John Thompson | 6,515 | 22.69 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,035 | 31.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,704 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Aftermath

Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place.

1922 general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Fredric Wise | 14,071 | 44.4 | -10.0 |
| | Liberal | John Thompson | 7,625 | 24.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Augustus West | 5,414 | 17.1 | -5.8 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Frederick C. Bramston | 4,610 | 14.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,446 | 20.4 | -11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,720 | 70.5 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
