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  UK Parliament - Islington South & Finsbury
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > London > London > Islington South & Finsbury
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 03, 1979 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 03, 1979 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 03, 1979 - 12:00am
Term End June 09, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH October 26, 2023 04:35pm
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Description Cunningham resigned from the Labour Party in 1981 and joined the Social Democratic Party in 1982.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/10/1974
NameGeorge Cunningham Votes14,544 (61.45%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin9,593 (+40.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/09/1983
NameChris Smith Votes13,460 (36.31%)
Term06/10/1983 - 06/11/1987 Margin363 (+0.98%)
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Name (I) MP George Cunningham Nigel Waterson Antony Dean Paul Kavanagh Marle Betteridge Dennis Delderfield Ralph Critchfield
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal National Front Communist New Britain Socialist Party of Great Britain
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Certified Votes 12,581 (52.04%) 8,237 (34.07%) 1,991 (8.24%) 824 (3.41%) 330 (1.37%) 136 (0.56%) 78 (0.32%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,344 (-17.97%) -10,590 (-43.80%) -11,757 (-48.63%) -12,251 (-50.67%) -12,445 (-51.47%) -12,503 (-51.71%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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