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By-election results from 2005 to 2010
The tables below show results for all UK by-elections held for seats at Westminster from the 2005 general election to 2010, with the most recent first. A chart showing by-election turnout is also available.
Glasgow North East
Held on 12th November 2009
Due to the resignation of Speaker Michael Martin on 21st June 2009
2005 Glasgow North East general election result
| |
Lab gain |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
William Bain |
|
William Bain |
Labour |
12,231 |
59.26 |
− |
|
Majority: 8,111 |
|
David Kerr |
Scottish National |
4,120 |
19.96 |
+2.3 |
|
Turnout: 33.02% |
|
Ruth Davidson |
Conservative |
1,075 |
5.21 |
− |
|
|
|
Charlie Baillie |
BNP |
1,013 |
4.91 |
+1.7 |
|
|
|
Tommy Sheridan |
Solidarity |
794 |
3.85 |
– |
|
|
|
Eileen Baxendale |
Liberal Democrat |
474 |
2.3 |
– |
|
|
|
David Doherty |
Scottish Green |
332 |
1.61 |
– |
|
|
|
John Smeaton |
Independent |
258 |
1.25 |
– |
|
|
|
Kevin McVey |
Scottish Socialist |
152 |
0.74 |
−4.2 |
|
|
|
Mikey Hughes |
Independent |
54 |
0.26 |
– |
|
|
|
Louise McDaid |
Socialist Labour |
47 |
0.23 |
−14 |
|
|
|
Mev Brown |
Independent |
32 |
0.16 |
– |
|
|
|
Colin Campbell |
TILT |
13 |
0.06 |
– |
Norwich North
Held on 23rd July 2009
Due to the resignation of Labour MP Ian Gibson on 5th June 2009
2005 Norwich North general election result
| |
Conservative gain |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Chloe Smith |
|
Chloe Smith |
Conservative |
13,591 |
39.54 |
+6.3 |
|
Majority: 7,348 |
|
Chris Ostrowski |
Labour |
6,243 |
18.16 |
−26.7 |
|
Turnout: 45.88% |
|
April Pond |
Lib Dem |
4,803 |
13.97 |
−2.23 |
|
Swing: 16.5% |
|
Glenn Tingle |
UKIP |
4,068 |
11.83 |
+9.43 |
|
- Lab to Con |
|
Rupert Read |
Green |
3,350 |
9.74 |
+7.04 |
|
|
|
Craig Murray |
Ind |
953 |
2.77 |
− |
|
|
|
Robert West |
BNP |
941 |
2.74 |
− |
|
|
|
Bill Holden |
Ind |
166 |
0.48 |
− |
|
|
|
Howling Laud |
Monster |
144 |
0.4 |
− |
|
|
|
Anne Fryatt |
NOTA |
59 |
0.17 |
− |
|
|
|
Thomas Burridge |
Libertarian |
36 |
0.10 |
− |
|
|
|
Peter Baggs |
Ind |
23 |
0.07 |
− |
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 |
|
Majority: 6,737 |
|
Peter Grant |
Scottish National |
13,209 |
36.5 |
+13.13 |
|
Turnout: 52.34% |
|
Maurice Golden |
Conservative |
1,381 |
3.8 |
−3.28 |
|
Electorate: 69,155 |
|
Harry Wills |
Lib Dem |
947 |
2.6 |
−10.04 |
|
Swing: 4.96% |
|
Jim Parker |
Scottish Seniors |
296 |
0.8 |
− |
|
- Lab to SNP |
|
Morag Balfour |
Scottish Socialist |
212 |
0.6 |
−1.3 |
|
|
|
Kris Seunarine |
UKIP |
117 |
0.3 |
−0.85 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Majority: 365 |
|
Margaret Curran |
Labour |
10,912 |
41.69 |
-18.99 |
|
Turnout: 42.25% |
|
Davena Rankin |
Conservative |
1,639 |
6.26 |
-0.64 |
|
Electorate: 62,051 |
|
Ian Robertson |
Lib Dem |
915 |
3.5 |
-8.35 |
|
Swing: 22.5% |
|
Frances Curran |
SSP |
555 |
2.12 |
-1.42 |
|
- Lab to SNP |
|
Tricia McLeish |
Solidarity |
512 |
1.96 |
|
|
|
|
Dr Eileen Duke |
Scottish Greens |
232 |
0.89 |
|
|
|
|
Chris Creighton |
Independent |
67 |
0.26 |
|
|
|
|
Hamish Howitt |
F4C |
65 |
0.25 |
|
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 |
% |
+/− % |
|
David Davis |
|
David Davis |
Conservative |
17,113 |
71.6 |
+24.1 |
|
Majority: 15,355 |
|
Shan Oakes |
Green |
1,758 |
7.4 |
|
|
Turnout: 341% |
|
Joanne Robinson |
Eng Dems |
1,714 |
7.2 |
|
|
Electorate:70,100 |
|
Tess Culnane |
NF |
544 |
2.3 |
|
|
Swing: |
|
Gemma Dawn Garrett |
Miss GB |
521 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
Jill Saward |
Independent |
492 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
|
Mad Cow-Girl |
Loony |
412 |
1.7 |
|
|
|
|
Walter Edward Sweeney |
Independent |
238 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
John Nicholson |
Independent |
162 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
David Craig |
Independent |
135 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
David Pinder |
The New Party |
135 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
David Icke |
Independent |
110 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
Hamish Howitt |
Freedom 4 Choice |
91 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
Christopher John Talbot |
Socialist Equality |
84 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
Grace Christine Astley |
Independent |
77 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
George Hargreaves |
Christian Party |
76 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
David Laurence Bishop |
Elvis |
44 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
John Randle Upex |
Independent |
38 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
Greg Wood |
Independent |
32 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Eamonn Fitzpatrick |
Independent |
31 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Ronnie Carroll |
Make Politicians History |
29 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Thomas Darwood |
Independent |
25 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Christopher Mark Foren |
Independent |
23 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Herbert Crossman |
Independent |
11 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
Tony Farnon |
Independent |
8 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
Norman Scarth |
Independent |
8 |
0.0 |
|
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 |
% |
+/− % |
|
John Howell |
|
John Howell |
Conservative |
19,796 |
56.95 |
+3.46 |
|
Majority: 10,116 |
|
Stephen Kearney |
Lib Dem |
9,680 |
27.85 |
+1.84 |
|
Turnout: 50.32% |
|
Mark Stevenson |
Green |
1,321 |
3.80 |
+0.54 |
|
Electorate: 69,086 |
|
Timothy Rait |
BNP |
1,243 |
3.58 |
- |
|
Swing: 16.5% Lab to Con |
|
Richard McKenzie |
Labour |
1,066 |
3.07 |
-11.68 |
|
|
|
Chris Adams |
UKIP |
843 |
2.43 |
-0.07 |
|
|
|
Bananaman Owen |
Loony |
242 |
0.7 |
- |
|
|
|
Derek Allpass |
English Dems |
157 |
0.45 |
- |
|
|
|
Amanda Harrington |
Independent |
128 |
0.37 |
- |
|
|
|
Dick Rodgers |
Common Good |
121 |
0.35 |
- |
|
|
|
Louise Cole |
Independent |
91 |
0.26 |
- |
|
|
|
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 |
% |
+/− % |
|
Edward Timpson |
|
Edward Timpson |
Conservative |
20,539 |
49.49 |
+16.93 |
|
Majority: 7,860 |
|
Tamsin Dunwoody |
Labour |
12,679 |
30.55 |
-18.29 |
|
Turnout: 58.2% |
|
Elizabeth Shenton |
Lib Dem |
6,040 |
14.55 |
-4.03 |
|
Electorate:71,963 |
|
Mike Nattrass |
UKIP |
922 |
2.22 |
|
|
Swing: 17.61% |
|
Robert Smith |
Green |
359 |
0.87 |
|
|
Lab to Con |
|
David Roberts |
Eng Dem |
275 |
0.66 |
|
|
|
|
The Flying Brick |
Loony |
236 |
0.57 |
|
|
|
|
Mark Walklate |
Independent |
217 |
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
Paul Thorogood |
Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol |
118 |
0.28 |
|
|
|
|
Gemma Garrett |
Beauties for Britain |
113 |
0.27 |
|
Ealing Southall
Held 19th July 2007
Due to the death of Labour MP Piara Khabra
2005 general election result
| |
Labour hold |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/− % |
|
Virendra Sharma |
|
Virendra Sharma |
Labour |
15,188 |
41.5 |
-7.28 |
|
Majority: 5,070 |
|
Nigel Bakhai |
Lib Dem |
10,118 |
27.6 |
+3.19 |
|
Turnout: 42.9% |
|
Tony Lit |
Conservative |
8,230 |
22.5 |
+0.91 |
|
Electorate: 85,262 |
|
Sarah Edwards |
Green |
1,135 |
3.1 |
-1.52 |
|
Swing:5.24% |
|
Salvinder Singh Dillon |
Respect |
588 |
1.6 |
|
|
Lab to Lib Dems |
|
KT Rajan |
UKIP |
285 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
Yaqub Masih |
Christian Party |
280 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
Jasdev Rai |
Independent |
275 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
John Cartwright |
Loony |
188 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
Sati Chaggar |
English Dem |
152 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
Gulbash Singh |
Independent |
92 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
Andrew Spence |
BNP |
2,492 |
8.9 |
|
|
Swing:11.06% |
|
Paul Gittings |
Independent |
1,885 |
6.7 |
|
|
Lab to Lib Dems |
|
Toby Horton |
UKIP |
536 |
1.9 |
+0.36 |
|
|
|
Christopher Michael Haine |
Green |
348 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
Stephen Paul Gash |
English Dem |
177 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
Tim Grainger |
Christian |
177 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
Alan 'Howling Laud' Hope |
Loony |
129 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
Norman Scarth |
Anti-Crime |
34 |
0.1 |
|
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 |
|
Dai Davis |
Independent |
12,543 |
46.2 |
−12 |
|
Majority: 2,484 |
|
Owen Smith |
Labour |
10,059 |
37 |
+4.7 |
|
Turnout: 51.7% |
|
Steffan Lewis |
Plaid Cymru |
1,755 |
6.5 |
+4.1 |
|
Electorate:52,515 |
|
Amy Kitcher |
Lib Dem |
1,477 |
5.4 |
+1.2 |
|
Swing: |
|
Margrit Williams |
Conservative |
1,013 |
3.7 |
+1.4 |
|
|
|
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 |
% |
+/− % |
|
Bob Neill MP |
|
Bob Neill |
Conservative |
11,621 |
40 |
−11.1 |
|
Majority: 633 |
|
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 |
|
Rachel Reeves |
Labour |
1,925 |
6.6 |
−15.6 |
|
Swing |
|
Ann Garrett |
Green |
811 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
Paul Winnett |
National Front |
476 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
John Hemming-Clarke |
Independent |
442 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
Steven Uncles |
English Dems |
212 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
John Cartwright |
Loony |
132 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
Nick Hadziannis |
Independent |
65 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
Anne Belsey |
Money Reform |
33 |
0.1 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
Thomas Minogue |
AFBTP |
374 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
|
|
|
Ian Borland |
UKIP |
208 |
0.6 |
−0.9 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Angela Constance |
SNP |
9,639 |
32.7 |
+11.14 |
|
Turnout - 38.6% |
|
Charles Dundas |
Lib Dem |
4,362 |
14.8 |
-0.61 |
|
Electorate - TBA |
|
Gordon Lindhurst |
Conservative |
1,993 |
6.8 |
-3.39 |
|
Swing - |
|
David Robertson |
Green |
529 |
1.8 |
+1.79 |
|
Lab to SNP 10.2%
|
|
Steve Nimmo |
Scot Socialist |
407 |
1.4 |
-0.40 |
|
|
|
Peter Adams |
UKIP |
108 |
0.4 |
+0.37 |
|
|
|
Melville Brown |
Ind |
55 |
0.2 |
+0.19 |
|
|
|
John Allman |
All. for Change |
33 |
0.1 |
+0.11 |
|
|
|
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 |
% |
+/− % |
|
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% |
|
Martin Miller |
Labour |
1,739 |
4.63 |
-4.6 |
|
Electorate - 68,051
|
|
Leslie Leggett |
Veritas |
218 |
0.58 |
− |
|
Swing - |
|
John Allman |
All. for Change |
81 |
0.22 |
− |
|
Con to LD 0.63% |
|
|
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|
|
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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 27/6/2007
Andrew Pelling - Tory whip withdrawn over allegations of assault - 25/9/2007
Sajjad Karim - Liberal Democrat MEP defects to Conservative Party - 26/11/2007
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
Bob Spink - Castle Point - asks to be reclassified from UKIP to Independent - 21/11/2008
Michael Martin - Glasgow North East - announces intention to stand down as Speaker on 21/6/2009
Ian Gibson - Norwich North - resigns as MP following expenses revelations - 5/6/2009
John Bercow - Buckingham - elected Speaker of the House - 22/6/2009
Lord Pearson of Rannoch - elected leader of UKIP following Nigel Farage's resignation - 27/11/ 2009
Iris Robinson - Strangford - expelled from DUP 9/1/2010, resigned as MP 13/1/2010
David Chaytor, Elliot Morley, Jim Devine - suspended from Labour party 8/2/2010
Geoff Hoon, Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt, Margaret Moran - suspended from Labour party 22/3/2010
Sylvia Hermon - North Down - resigned from Ulster Unionist Party 25/3/2010
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