1994 Newham North East by-election

1994 Newham North East by-election
9 June 1994
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. 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.

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