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By-election results from 2005 to the present
The tables below show results for all UK by-elections held for seats at Westminster since the 2005 general election, with the most recent first. A chart showing by-election turnout is also available.
Glenrothes
Held on 6th November 2008
Due to the death of Labour MP John MacDougall
2005 Glenrothes general election result
| |
Labour hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Lindsay Roy |
|
Lindsay Roy |
Labour |
19,946 |
55% |
+3.2 |
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Majority: 6,737 |
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Peter Grant |
Scottish National |
13,209 |
36.5% |
+13.13 |
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Turnout: 52.34% |
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Maurice Golden |
Conservative |
1,381 |
3.8% |
−3.28 |
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Electorate: 69,155 |
|
Harry Wills |
Lib Dem |
947 |
2.6% |
−10.04 |
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Swing: 4.96% |
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Jim Parker |
Scottish Seniors |
296 |
0.8% |
− |
|
- Lab to SNP |
|
Morag Balfour |
Scottish Socialist |
212 |
0.6% |
−1.3 |
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Kris Seunarine |
UKIP |
117 |
0.3% |
−0.85 |
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Louise McLeary |
Solidarity |
87 |
0.2% |
+0.24 |
Glasgow East
Held on 24th July 2008
Due to the resignation of Labour MP David Marshall on health grounds
2005 Glasgow East general election result
| |
SNP Gain |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
John Mason |
|
John Mason |
SNP |
11,277 |
43 |
+26.06 |
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Majority: 365 |
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Margaret Curran |
Labour |
10,912 |
41.69 |
-18.99 |
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Turnout: 42.25% |
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Davena Rankin |
Conservative |
1,639 |
6.26 |
-0.64 |
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Electorate: 62,051 |
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Ian Robertson |
Lib Dem |
915 |
3.5 |
-8.35 |
|
Swing: 22.5% |
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Frances Curran |
SSP |
555 |
2.12 |
-1.42 |
|
- Lab to SNP |
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Tricia McLeish |
Solidarity |
512 |
1.96 |
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Dr Eileen Duke |
Scottish Greens |
232 |
0.89 |
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Chris Creighton |
Independent |
67 |
0.26 |
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Hamish Howitt |
F4C |
65 |
0.25 |
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Haltemprice & Howden
Held on 10th July 2008
Due to the resignation of Conservative MP David Davis
2005 Haltemprice & Howden general election result
| |
Conservatives hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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David Davis |
|
David Davis |
Conservative |
17,113 |
71.6 |
+24.1 |
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Majority: 15,355 |
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Shan Oakes |
Green |
1,758 |
7.4 |
|
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Turnout: 341% |
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Joanne Robinson |
Eng Dems |
1,714 |
7.2 |
|
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Electorate:70,100 |
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Tess Culnane |
NF |
544 |
2.3 |
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Swing: |
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Gemma Dawn Garrett |
Miss GB |
521 |
2.2 |
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Jill Saward |
Independent |
492 |
2.1 |
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Mad Cow-Girl |
Loony |
412 |
1.7 |
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Walter Edward Sweeney |
Independent |
238 |
1.0 |
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John Nicholson |
Independent |
162 |
0.7 |
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David Craig |
Independent |
135 |
0.6 |
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David Pinder |
The New Party |
135 |
0.6 |
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David Icke |
Independent |
110 |
0.5 |
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Hamish Howitt |
Freedom 4 Choice |
91 |
0.4 |
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Christopher John Talbot |
Socialist Equality |
84 |
0.4 |
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Grace Christine Astley |
Independent |
77 |
0.3 |
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George Hargreaves |
Christian Party |
76 |
0.3 |
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David Laurence Bishop |
Elvis |
44 |
0.2 |
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John Randle Upex |
Independent |
38 |
0.2 |
|
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Greg Wood |
Independent |
32 |
0.1 |
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Eamonn Fitzpatrick |
Independent |
31 |
0.1 |
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Ronnie Carroll |
Make Politicians History |
29 |
0.1 |
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Thomas Darwood |
Independent |
25 |
0.1 |
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Christopher Mark Foren |
Independent |
23 |
0.1 |
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Herbert Crossman |
Independent |
11 |
0.0 |
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Tony Farnon |
Independent |
8 |
0.0 |
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Norman Scarth |
Independent |
8 |
0.0 |
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Henley
Held on 26th June 2008
Due to the resignation of Conservative MP Boris Johnson after becoming London Mayor
2005 Henley general election result
| |
Conservatives hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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John Howell |
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John Howell |
Conservative |
19,796 |
56.95 |
+3.46 |
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Majority: 10,116 |
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Stephen Kearney |
Lib Dem |
9,680 |
27.85 |
+1.84 |
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Turnout: 50.32% |
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Mark Stevenson |
Green |
1,321 |
3.80 |
+0.54 |
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Electorate: 69,086 |
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Timothy Rait |
BNP |
1,243 |
3.58 |
- |
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Swing: |
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Richard McKenzie |
Labour |
1,066 |
3.07 |
-11.68 |
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Chris Adams |
UKIP |
843 |
2.43 |
-0.07 |
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Bananaman Owen |
Loony |
242 |
0.7 |
- |
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Derek Allpass |
English Dems |
157 |
0.45 |
- |
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Amanda Harrington |
Independent |
128 |
0.37 |
- |
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Dick Rodgers |
Common Good |
121 |
0.35 |
- |
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Louise Cole |
Independent |
91 |
0.26 |
- |
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Harry Bear |
Fur Play |
73 |
0.21 |
- |
Crewe and Nantwich
Held on 22nd May 2008
Due to the death of Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody
2005 Crewe and Nantwich general election result
| |
Conservative gain |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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Edward Timpson |
|
Edward Timpson |
Conservative |
20,539 |
49.49 |
+16.93 |
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Majority: 7,860 |
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Tamsin Dunwoody |
Labour |
12,679 |
30.55 |
-18.29 |
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Turnout: 58.2% |
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Elizabeth Shenton |
Lib Dem |
6,040 |
14.55 |
-4.03 |
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Electorate:71,963 |
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Mike Nattrass |
UKIP |
922 |
2.22 |
|
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Swing: 17.61% |
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Robert Smith |
Green |
359 |
0.87 |
|
|
Lab to Con |
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David Roberts |
Eng Dem |
275 |
0.66 |
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The Flying Brick |
Loony |
236 |
0.57 |
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Mark Walklate |
Independent |
217 |
0.52 |
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Paul Thorogood |
Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol |
118 |
0.28 |
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Gemma Garrett |
Beauties for Britain |
113 |
0.27 |
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Ealing Southall
Held 19th July 2007
Due to the death of Labour MP Piara Khabra
2005 general election result
| |
Labour hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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Virendra Sharma |
|
Virendra Sharma |
Labour |
15,188 |
41.5 |
-7.28 |
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Majority: 5,070 |
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Nigel Bakhai |
Lib Dem |
10,118 |
27.6 |
+3.19 |
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Turnout: 42.9% |
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Tony Lit |
Conservative |
8,230 |
22.5 |
+0.91 |
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Electorate: 85,262 |
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Sarah Edwards |
Green |
1,135 |
3.1 |
-1.52 |
|
Swing:5.24% |
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Salvinder Singh Dillon |
Respect |
588 |
1.6 |
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Lab to Lib Dems |
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KT Rajan |
UKIP |
285 |
0.8 |
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Yaqub Masih |
Christian Party |
280 |
0.8 |
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Jasdev Rai |
Independent |
275 |
0.8 |
|
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John Cartwright |
Loony |
188 |
0.5 |
|
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Sati Chaggar |
English Dem |
152 |
0.4 |
|
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Gulbash Singh |
Independent |
92 |
0.3 |
|
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Kuldeep Singh Grewal |
Independent |
87 |
0.2 |
|
Sedgefield
Held 19th July 2007
Due to the resignation of Labour MP Tony Blair
2005 general election result
| |
Labour hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Philip Wilson MP |
|
Philip Wilson |
Labour |
12,528 |
44.8 |
-14.11 |
|
Majority: 6,956 |
|
Greg Stone |
Lib Dem |
5,572 |
19.9 |
+8.02 |
|
Turnout: 41.5% |
|
Graham Michael Robb |
Conservative |
4,082 |
14.6 |
+0.19 |
|
Electorate:67,314 |
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Andrew Spence |
BNP |
2,492 |
8.9 |
|
|
Swing:11.06% |
|
Paul Gittings |
Independent |
1,885 |
6.7 |
|
|
Lab to Lib Dems |
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Toby Horton |
UKIP |
536 |
1.9 |
+0.36 |
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Christopher Michael Haine |
Green |
348 |
1.2 |
|
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Stephen Paul Gash |
English Dem |
177 |
0.6 |
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Tim Grainger |
Christian |
177 |
0.6 |
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Alan 'Howling Laud' Hope |
Loony |
129 |
0.5 |
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Norman Scarth |
Anti-Crime |
34 |
0.1 |
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Blaenau Gwent
Held 29th June 2006
Due to the death of Independent MP Peter Law (formerly Labour)
2005 general election result
| |
Independent hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Dai Davis MP |
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Dai Davis |
Independent |
12,543 |
46.2 |
−12 |
|
Majority: 2,484 |
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Owen Smith |
Labour |
10,059 |
37 |
+4.7 |
|
Turnout: 51.7% |
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Steffan Lewis |
Plaid Cymru |
1,755 |
6.5 |
+4.1 |
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Electorate:52,515 |
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Amy Kitcher |
Lib Dem |
1,477 |
5.4 |
+1.2 |
|
Swing: |
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Margrit Williams |
Conservative |
1,013 |
3.7 |
+1.4 |
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Alan Hope |
Loony Party |
318 |
1.2 |
+0.6 |
Bromley and Chislehurst
Held 29th June 2006
Due to the death of Conservative MP Eric Forth
2005 general election result
| |
Conservative hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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Bob Neill MP |
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Bob Neill |
Conservative |
11,621 |
40 |
−11.1 |
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Majority: 633 |
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Ben Abbotts |
Lib Dem |
10,988 |
37.8 |
+17.5 |
|
Turnout: 40.5% |
|
Nigel Farrage |
UKIP |
2,347 |
8.1 |
+4.9 |
|
Electorate: 71,818 |
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Rachel Reeves |
Labour |
1,925 |
6.6 |
−15.6 |
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Swing |
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Ann Garrett |
Green |
811 |
2.8 |
|
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Paul Winnett |
National Front |
476 |
1.6 |
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John Hemming-Clarke |
Independent |
442 |
1.5 |
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Steven Uncles |
English Dems |
212 |
0.7 |
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John Cartwright |
Loony |
132 |
0.5 |
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Nick Hadziannis |
Independent |
65 |
0.2 |
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Anne Belsey |
Money Reform |
33 |
0.1 |
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Dunfermline and West Fife
Held 9th February 2006
Due to the death of Labour MP Rachel Squire
2005 general election result
| |
Lib Dem gain |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Willie Rennie MP |
|
Willie Rennie |
Lib Dem |
12,391 |
35.8 |
+15.4 |
|
Majority: 1,800 |
|
Catherine Stihler |
Labour |
10,591 |
30.6 |
−17.4 |
|
Turnout: 48.7% |
|
Douglas Chapman |
SNP |
7,261 |
21 |
+1.8 |
|
Electorate: 71,017 |
|
Carrie Ruxton |
Conservative |
2,702 |
7.8 |
−2.6 |
|
Swing: 16.24% |
|
John McAllion |
SSP |
537 |
1.6 |
− |
|
Lab to Lib Dem
|
|
James Hargreaves |
SCP |
411 |
1.2 |
+1.2 |
|
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Thomas Minogue |
AFBTP |
374 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
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Ian Borland |
UKIP |
208 |
0.6 |
−0.9 |
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Dick Rodgers |
CGP |
103 |
0.3 |
+0.3 |
Livingston
Held 29th September 2005
Due to the death of Labour MP Robin Cook
2005 election
result
| |
Labour hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Jim Devine MP |
|
Jim Devine |
Labour |
12,319 |
41.8 |
-9.31 |
|
Majority - 2,680 |
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Angela Constance |
SNP |
9,639 |
32.7 |
+11.14 |
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Turnout - 38.6% |
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Charles Dundas |
Lib Dem |
4,362 |
14.8 |
-0.61 |
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Electorate - TBA |
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Gordon Lindhurst |
Conservative |
1,993 |
6.8 |
-3.39 |
|
Swing - |
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David Robertson |
Green |
529 |
1.8 |
+1.79 |
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Lab to SNP 10.2%
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Steve Nimmo |
Scot Socialist |
407 |
1.4 |
-0.40 |
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Peter Adams |
UKIP |
108 |
0.4 |
+0.37 |
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Melville Brown |
Ind |
55 |
0.2 |
+0.19 |
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John Allman |
All. for Change |
33 |
0.1 |
+0.11 |
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Brian Gardner |
SPGB |
32 |
0.1 |
+0.11 |
Cheadle
Held 14th July 2005
Due to the death of Lib Dem MP Patsy Calton
2005 election result
| |
Lib Dems hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
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Mark Hunter MP |
|
Mark Hunter |
Lib Dem |
19,593 |
52.15 |
+3.27 |
|
Majority - 3,657 |
|
Stephen Day |
Conservative |
15,936 |
42.42 |
+2.01 |
|
Turnout - 55.2% |
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Martin Miller |
Labour |
1,739 |
4.63 |
-4.6 |
|
Electorate - 68,051
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Leslie Leggett |
Veritas |
218 |
0.58 |
− |
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Swing - |
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John Allman |
All. for Change |
81 |
0.22 |
− |
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Con to LD 0.63% |
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Other changes since the 2005 general election
Clare Short - Birmingham Ladywood - resigns as Labour MP 20/10/06
Quentin Davies - Grantham and Stamford - defected to Labour - 26/6/07
Tony Blair - resigns as Labour leader 24/6 and as MP & Prime Minister 27/6/2005
Andrew Pelling - Tory whip withdrawn over allegations of assault - 25/9/2007
Derek Conway - Tory whip withdrawn over allegations of misuse of allowances - 29/1/2008
Bob Spink - Castle Point - Tory whip withdrawn - 12/3/2008
Bob Spink - Castle Point - Joins UKIP, becoming their first MP - 22/4/2008
Boris Johnson - Henley - resigns following election as London Mayor - 4/6/2008
David Davis - Haltemprice & Howden - resigns seat in order to force a by-election - 18/6/2008
David Marshall - Glasgow East - resigns as Labour MP due to ill health - 28/6/2008
David Cairns - Inverclyde - resigns as minister, calls for leadership election - 16/9/2008
Ruth Kelly - Bolton West - announces resignation as transport secretary - 16/9/2008
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