1980 Southend East by-election

1980 Southend East by-election

13 March 1980
Constituency of Southend East
Turnout	62.5%
First party Second party Third party   Lab Lib Candidate Teddy Taylor Colin George David Evans Party Conservative Labour Liberal Popular vote 13,117 12,687 8,939 Percentage 36.8% 35.6% 25.1% Swing 19.3% 6.5% 12.0%
MP before election Stephen McAdden Conservative Elected MP Teddy Taylor Conservative

The Southend East by-election of 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen McAdden on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.

Results

Southend East by-election, 1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Teddy Taylor	13,117	36.8	−19.3
	Labour	Colin George	12,687	35.6	+6.5
	Liberal	David Evans	8,939	25.1	+12.0
	New Britain	Terence Robertson	532	1.5	New
	Anti Common-Market Free Trade	Oliver Smedley	207	0.6	New
	Independent Liberal	James Curry	132	0.4	New
	Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	23	0.0	New
Majority			430	1.2	−25.7
Turnout			35,637	62.5	−7.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-12.87