1994 Newham North East by-election

1994 Newham North East by-election

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Constituency of Newham North East
First party Second party   Candidate Stephen Timms Philip Hammond Party Labour Conservative Popular vote 14,688 2,850 Percentage 74.97% 14.55% Swing 16.64% 15.96%
MP before election Ron Leighton Labour Elected MP Stephen Timms Labour

The Newham North East by-election, in London Borough of Newham, on 9 June 1994 was held after long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ron Leighton died.^[1] A safe Labour seat, it was won by Stephen Timms, who would go on to retain the East Ham seat which replaced it in 1997.