Islington North by-election, 1969

The Islington North by-election, 1969 was a parliamentary by-election held on 30 October 1969 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, north London.

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Gerry Reynolds had died on 7 June 1969, aged 42. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1958 following the death of his Labour predecessor, Wilfred Fienburgh.

The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Michael O'Halloran, who won with a majority of 1,534 over the Conservative candidate Andrew Pearce.

Islington North by-election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael O'Halloran	7,288	49.2	−10.2
	Conservative	Andrew Pearce	5,754	38.9	+8.2
	Liberal	Eric Thwaites	1,514	10.2	+0.4
	Independent Socialist	Austin Williams	245	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,534	10.4	−18.4
Turnout			14,801
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.2

See also

• Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
• Islington
• Islington North by-election, 1937
• Islington North by-election, 1958
• List of United Kingdom by-elections