1983 Bermondsey by-election
Results

1983 Bermondsey by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Liberal	Simon Hughes	17,017	57.7	50.9

Labour	Peter Tatchell	7,698	26.1	37.5

Real Bermondsey Labour	John O'Grady	2,243	7.6	N/A

Conservative	Robert Hughes	1,631	5.5	19.4

National Front	James Sneath	426	1.4	2.4

Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	97	0.3	N/A

Independent Patriot	Jane Birdwood	69	0.2	N/A

New Britain	Michael Keulemans	62	0.2	N/A

Independent Labour	Barry Giddings	50	0.2	N/A

Communist	Robert Gordon	50	0.2	N/A

Ecology	George Hannah	45	0.2	N/A

Revolutionary Communist	Fran Eden	38	0.1	N/A

National Labour Party	Ann King	25	0.1	N/A

United Democratic Party	Alan Baker	15	0.1	N/A

ACMFT	David Wedgwood	15	0.1	N/A

Systems Designer	Esmond Bevan	8	0.0	N/A

Majority	9,319	31.6

Turnout	29,489	57.7	–1.6

Liberal gain from Labour	Swing	+44.2

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Labour's Tatchell came second with 26.1 percent of the vote and Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes, placed fourth.
Tatchell from Labour in second had 26.1 per cent, while the Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes in fourth place.
Labour's Tatchell received 26.1 percent of the vote and came a distant second, while the Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes, managed fourth place.

final_sentence: Labour's Tatchell came second with 26.1 percent of the vote and Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes, placed fourth.
final_sentence: Tatchell from Labour in second had 26.1 per cent, while the Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes in fourth place.
final_sentence: Labour's Tatchell received 26.1 percent of the vote and came a distant second, while the Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes, managed fourth place.