1975 Woolwich West by-election
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The 1975 Woolwich West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 June 1975 for the British House of Commons constituency of Woolwich West in South East London.
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This was the first by-election since the general election the previous October.[1] The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), William Hamling, died on 20 March 1975. He had held the seat since winning it from the Conservatives at the 1964 general election.