title: 1920 Ilford by-election
text: # 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 | |
  