1982 Peckham by-election

1982 Peckham by-election
Constituency of Peckham
MP before election; Harry Lamborn; Labour	Elected MP ; Harriet Harman; Labour

The 1982 Peckham by-election of 28 October 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Harry Lamborn on 21 August 1982. The seat was retained for Labour by Harriet Harman.

Result

Peckham by-election, 1982^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harriet Harman	11,349	50.34	−9.51
	SDP	Dick Taverne	7,418	32.91	+25.25
	Conservative	John Redwood	2,800	12.42	−15.65
	National Front	Martin Webster	874	3.88	−0.54
	Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	102	0.45	New
Majority			3,931	17.44	−14.34
Turnout			22,543
	Labour hold		Swing	-17.38

Note: The change in the Social Democrat vote is calculated against the votes won by the Liberal Party at the 1979 general election, as the two parties had formed the SDP-Liberal Alliance.

^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 9 June 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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