A
by-election was held for the
House of Commons constituency
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of
Dudley West on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting
Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
John Blackburn.
The result was a
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
gain from the Conservatives, on
one of the largest swings since the
Second World War. This was the first significant sign of the changed political climate following the election of
Tony Blair as Labour leader, which would eventually lead to Labour's
1997 general election victory. Labour gained nearly 70% of the votes, whereas the Conservative candidate attracted fewer than 20% of the votes.
Result
Previous result
See also
*
Lists of United Kingdom by-elections
References
Dudley West by-election ''
BBC News''
{{By-elections to the 51st UK Parliament
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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Midlands (county) constituencies
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