1947 Islington West by-election
# 1947 Islington West by-election

The 1947 Islington West by-election was held on 25 September 1947.

The by-election was held due to the appointment to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Frederick Montague.

General election, 5 July 1945: Islington, West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frederick Montague | 11,496 | 73.8 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative | E. T. Hope | 4,090 | 26.2 | -18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,406 | 47.6 | +37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,926 | 60.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.8 | |

It was won by the Labour candidate Albert Evans, albeit with a reduced share of the poll compared to 1945.

1947 Islington West by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Albert Evans | 8,760 | 57.2 | -16.6 |
| | Conservative | Tom Forrest Howard | 4,084 | 26.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 2,459 | 16.0 | New |
| | Independent | L. J. Wildman | 33 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,676 | 30.6 | -17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,859 | 51.4 | -8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.5 | |
