1920 Ilford by-election

The Ilford by-election of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election.

Candidates
British Pathe has newsreel footage of the three candidates standing outside their election count. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/election-at-ilford/query/election
 * Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate.
 * Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset.
 * Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset.

Aftermath
Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place.