1969 Islington North by-election

1969 Islington North by-election

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Michael O'Halloran	7,288	49.2	−10.2

Conservative	Andrew Pearce	5,754	38.9	+8.2

Liberal	Eric G. Thwaites	1,514	10.2	+0.4

Independent Socialist	Austin Williams	245	1.7	N/A

Majority	1,534	10.4	18.4

Turnout	14,801	32.8	21.43

Registered electors	45,077

Labour hold	Swing	−9.2

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The 1969 Islington North by-election was a victory for the Labour Party candidate, Michael O'Halloran, who won with a majority of 1,534 votes over the Conservative candidate Andrew Pearce.

final_sentence: The 1969 Islington North by-election was a victory for the Labour Party candidate, Michael O'Halloran, who won with a majority of 1,534 votes over the Conservative candidate Andrew Pearce.