John Tilley, MP for Brixton 1978-1983 is dead

[lang rabbie]

One for Brixton Old Timers. John Tilley was the last MP for Lambeth Central just before Brixton was divided, like Lear's kingdom, into three portions.

He was elected in the infamous 1978 bye-election, following the death of Marcus Lipton. Some people may remember the confrontations with the National Front who I'm told had a serious presence during the campaign.

Lambeth Central
DATE: 20th April 1978
CAUSE: Death of Mr Marcus Lipton on 22nd February 1978.
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John Tilley Labour 10,311
Jeremy Hanley Conservative 7,170
Helena Steven National Front 1,291
David Blunt Liberal 1,104
John Chase Brixton Socialist Unity 287
Corin Redgrave Workers Revolutionary Party 271
Anthony Bogues Flame / Socialist Workers Party 201
Barry McNeeney Socialist Party of Great Britain 91
Alan Whereat Independent 55
Stuart Monro South London People's Front 38
William Boaks Democratic Monarchist 27
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Majority 3,141
Rather bizarrely, the only place that seems to be reporting John's death is Wandsworth Council's website. He was the last Labour leader of that borough in the 1970s.

Obituary and tributes at: John Tilley dies aged 64 (http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/Home/MyWandsworth/Pressreleases/newspage_detail.htm?id=4043)

[Divisive Cotton]

Stuart Monro South London People's Front 38

With Wolfie Smith as General Secretary...

[Divisive Cotton]

The more things change the more things remain the same...


John Tilley Labour 10,311
Jeremy Hanley Conservative 7,170
Helena Steven National Front 1,291
David Blunt Liberal 1,104
John Chase Brixton Socialist Unity 287
Corin Redgrave Workers Revolutionary Party 271
Anthony Bogues Flame / Socialist Workers Party 201
Barry McNeeney Socialist Party of Great Britain 91
Alan Whereat Independent 55
Stuart Monro South London People's Front 38
William Boaks Democratic Monarchist 27

[corporate whore]

:confused:

WTF's a Democratic Monarchist? 27 people think they knew..

[twisted]

erm... funny enough it means a monarchy with a democratically elected parliament just like we have in the UK supposedly


i'd bet he was a right-winger and anti-republican and at that time of history anti-IRA

[William of Walworth]

Little known fact : in June (or so) 1983, John Tilley stood for Labour against Simon Hughes (then the new Liberal MP for Southwark and Bermondsey, since the infamous February bye-election of 1983) and nearly unseated him -- fell short by less than 3,000 votes I think ...

[newbie]

He was elected in the infamous 1978 bye-election, following the death of Marcus Lipton. Some people may remember the confrontations with the National Front who I'm told had a serious presence during the campaign.

I've a vague memory of them marching down St Matthews Road, but they'd gone by the time the 'phone trees had buzzed as far as me.

Tilley was ok. RIP.