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| election_date = 9 June 1994
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| candidate1 = '''[[Margaret Hodge]]'''
| candidate1 = '''[[Margaret Hodge]]'''
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| candidate2 = Gary White
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}}The '''Barking by-election''' was held on 9 June 1994, following the death of [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Barking (UK Parliament constituency)|Barking]] [[Jo Richardson]]. Richardson had represented the seat since the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], following [[Tom Driberg]].
}}The '''Barking by-election''' was held on 9 June 1994, following the death of [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Barking (UK Parliament constituency)|Barking]] [[Jo Richardson]]. Richardson had represented the seat since the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 general election]], following [[Tom Driberg]].


The seat had been continuously held by Labour since it was created in 1945, and Richardson had retained her seat comfortably at the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]] with an increased majority of over 6,000. [[Margaret Hodge]], leader of [[Islington London Borough Council]] from 1982 to 1992, was selected as the Labour candidate and was the clear favourite to hold the seat at the [[by-election]].
The seat had been continuously held by Labour since it was created in 1945, and Richardson had retained her seat comfortably at the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]] with an increased majority of over 6,000.<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Margaret Hodge]], leader of [[Islington London Borough Council]] from 1982 to 1992, was selected as the Labour candidate and was the clear favourite to hold the seat at the [[by-election]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}


The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] had taken second place in 1992. John Kennedy, the candidate in 1992, was not selected to fight the 1994 by-election, the Conservative nomination going instead to [[Theresa May]]. She had been a councillor in the [[London Borough of Merton]] from 1986 to 1994, and had stood (and lost) in the safe Labour seat of [[North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Durham]] in 1992. Having lost two of the three previous by-elections of the Parliament to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], and failing to challenge Labour in the third, the Conservatives were not hopeful of gaining ground.
The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] had taken second place in 1992. John Kennedy, the candidate in 1992, was not selected to fight the 1994 by-election, the Conservative nomination going instead to [[Theresa May]]. She had been a councillor in the [[London Borough of Merton]] from 1986 to 1994,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2016/07/theresa-may-the-merton-years.html |title=Welcome to Downing Street, Cllr May of Durnsford Ward |first=Harry |last=Phibbs |date=13 July 2016 |website=[[Conservative Home]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210602133400/https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2016/07/theresa-may-the-merton-years.html |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref> and had stood (and lost) in the safe Labour seat of [[North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Durham]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/14612264.theresa-may-north-west-durham-no-10/ |title=Theresa May: From North West Durham to No 10 |first=Chris |last=Lloyd |newspaper=[[The Northern Echo]] |date=11 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210602132237/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/14612264.theresa-may-north-west-durham-no-10/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref> Having lost two of the three previous by-elections of the Parliament to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], and failing to challenge Labour in the third, the Conservatives were not hopeful of gaining ground.


The Liberal Democrat candidate, Steve Churchman, had taken little more than a tenth of the votes cast in 1992, continuing a downward track since 1983. A new candidate, Garry White, at 21 the youngest parliamentary by-election candidate chosen by a British political party since [[universal suffrage]], was chosen for the by-election.
The Liberal Democrat candidate, Steve Churchman, had taken little more than a tenth of the votes cast in 1992, continuing a downward track since 1983. A new candidate, Garry White, at 21 the youngest parliamentary by-election candidate chosen by a British political party since [[universal suffrage]],{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} was chosen for the by-election.


Three other candidates stood: Gary Needs of the [[British National Front|National Front]], [[Gerard Batten]] of the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP), and HR Butensky of the [[Natural Law Party]].
Three other candidates stood: Gary Needs of the [[British National Front|National Front]], [[Gerard Batten]] of the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP), and HR Butensky of the [[Natural Law Party]].


==Results==
==Results==
As expected,{{by whom|date=May 2019}} Hodge won the seat easily, with the Labour majority almost doubling, despite a turnout below 40%. The Liberal Democrats share of the votes declined slightly, but they still managed to push the Conservatives into third place, as they had a month before in [[1994 Rotherham by-election|Rotherham]]. The other three candidates all lost their deposits.
As expected, Hodge won the seat easily, with the Labour majority almost doubling, despite a turnout below 40%. The Liberal Democrats share of the votes declined slightly, but they still managed to push the Conservatives into third place, as they had a month before in [[1994 Rotherham by-election|Rotherham]]. The other three candidates all lost their deposits.


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|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Barking<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=General Election 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Political Science Resources|accessdate=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2019}}
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2019}}
At the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 UK general election]], Hodge retained the seat with an increased majority. May went on to be elected as MP for [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] in 1997 and then became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] in 2016. Two other candidates in Barking in 1994 also stood in 1997: Needs contested [[Devon East (UK Parliament constituency)|Devon East]] for the [[National Democrats (UK)|National Democrats]], and Batten contested [[Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Harlow]] for UKIP: both again secured only a few hundred votes. Batten was elected as a UKIP [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[London]] in 2004. Batten and May both appeared on a ballot paper together again, 23 years later, when Batten stood against her in Maidenhead at the 2017 general election. Batten later became the Leader of the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] in 2018.
At the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 UK general election]], Hodge retained the seat with an increased majority. May went on to be elected as MP for [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] in 1997 and then became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] in 2016. Two other candidates in Barking in 1994 also stood in 1997: Needs contested [[Devon East (UK Parliament constituency)|Devon East]] for the [[National Democrats (UK)|National Democrats]], and Batten contested [[Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Harlow]] for UKIP: both again secured only a few hundred votes. Batten was elected as a UKIP [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[London]] in 2004. Batten and May both appeared on a ballot paper together again, 23 years later, when Batten stood against her in Maidenhead at the 2017 general election. Batten later became the Leader of the [[UK Independence Party]] in 2018.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Barking (UK Parliament constituency)]]
* [[Barking (UK Parliament constituency)]]
* [[Barking, London|Barking]]
* [[Barking, London|Barking]]
* [[List of United Kingdom by-elections]]
* [[Lists of United Kingdom by-elections]]
* [[By-election]]
* [[By-election]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983LB.html United Kingdom Election Results - London Borough, 1983-97] Election Demon
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983LB.html United Kingdom Election Results London Borough, 1983–97] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805135618/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983LB.html |date=2016-08-05 }} Election Demon


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1994 Barking by-election

← 1992 9 June 1994 1997 →

Barking parliamentary seat
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Candidate Margaret Hodge Gary White Theresa May
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 13,704 2,290 1,976
Percentage 72.06% 12.04% 10.39%
Swing Increase20.46 pp Decrease2.50 pp Decrease23.47 pp

MP before election

Jo Richardson
Labour

Subsequent MP

Margaret Hodge
Labour

The Barking by-election was held on 9 June 1994, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament for Barking Jo Richardson. Richardson had represented the seat since the February 1974 general election, following Tom Driberg.

The seat had been continuously held by Labour since it was created in 1945, and Richardson had retained her seat comfortably at the 1992 general election with an increased majority of over 6,000.[1][2] Margaret Hodge, leader of Islington London Borough Council from 1982 to 1992, was selected as the Labour candidate and was the clear favourite to hold the seat at the by-election.[citation needed]

The Conservative Party had taken second place in 1992. John Kennedy, the candidate in 1992, was not selected to fight the 1994 by-election, the Conservative nomination going instead to Theresa May. She had been a councillor in the London Borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994,[3] and had stood (and lost) in the safe Labour seat of North West Durham in 1992.[4] Having lost two of the three previous by-elections of the Parliament to the Liberal Democrats, and failing to challenge Labour in the third, the Conservatives were not hopeful of gaining ground.

The Liberal Democrat candidate, Steve Churchman, had taken little more than a tenth of the votes cast in 1992, continuing a downward track since 1983. A new candidate, Garry White, at 21 the youngest parliamentary by-election candidate chosen by a British political party since universal suffrage,[citation needed] was chosen for the by-election.

Three other candidates stood: Gary Needs of the National Front, Gerard Batten of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and HR Butensky of the Natural Law Party.

Results

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As expected, Hodge won the seat easily, with the Labour majority almost doubling, despite a turnout below 40%. The Liberal Democrats share of the votes declined slightly, but they still managed to push the Conservatives into third place, as they had a month before in Rotherham. The other three candidates all lost their deposits.

Barking by-election, 1994[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hodge 13,704 72.1 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Gary White 2,290 12.0 −2.5
Conservative Theresa May 1,976 10.4 −23.5
National Front Gary Needs 551 2.9 New
UKIP Gerard Batten 406 2.1 New
Natural Law HR Butensky 90 0.5 New
Majority 11,414 60.1 +42.4
Turnout 19,017 38.3 −31.7
Registered electors 49,635
Labour hold Swing +22.0
General election 1992: Barking[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Richardson 18,224 51.6 +7.3
Conservative John G. Kennedy 11,956 33.9 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen W. Churchman 5,133 14.5 −6.7
Majority 6,268 17.7 +7.9
Turnout 35,313 70.0 +3.1
Registered electors 50,454
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Legacy

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At the 1997 UK general election, Hodge retained the seat with an increased majority. May went on to be elected as MP for Maidenhead in 1997 and then became Prime Minister in 2016. Two other candidates in Barking in 1994 also stood in 1997: Needs contested Devon East for the National Democrats, and Batten contested Harlow for UKIP: both again secured only a few hundred votes. Batten was elected as a UKIP Member of the European Parliament for London in 2004. Batten and May both appeared on a ballot paper together again, 23 years later, when Batten stood against her in Maidenhead at the 2017 general election. Batten later became the Leader of the UK Independence Party in 2018.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ^ Phibbs, Harry (13 July 2016). "Welcome to Downing Street, Cllr May of Durnsford Ward". Conservative Home. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Chris (11 July 2016). "Theresa May: From North West Durham to No 10". The Northern Echo. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992–97 Parliament". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. ^ "General Election 1992". Political Science Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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