Preston by-election, 2000
The Member of Parliament for Preston, Audrey Wise, (Labour) died on 2 September 2000.
A by-election to fill the seat was held on 23 November. The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties they held the seat comfortably.
Peter Garrett used the description "Preston Christian Alliance". David Braid used the description "Battle for Britain"
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hendrick | 9,765 | 45.7 | - 15.1 | |
Conservative | Graham O'Hare | 5,339 | 25.0 | + 3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bill Chadwick | 3,454 | 16.2 | + 1.5 | |
Socialist Alliance | Terry Cartwright | 1,210 | 5.7 | N/A | |
UKIP | Gregg Beaman | 458 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Richard Merrick | 441 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Christian Peoples | Peter Garrett | 416 | 2.0 | N/A | |
BNP | Chris Jackson | 229 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | David Franklin-Braid | 51 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,426 | 20.7 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 21,363 | 29.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election result, 1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Wise | 29,220 | 60.8 | ||
Conservative | Paul Gray | 10,540 | 21.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bill Chadwick | 7,045 | 14.7 | ||
Referendum | John Porter | 924 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Natural Law | John Ashforth | 345 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 18,680 | 38.9 | |||
Turnout | 48,074 | 65.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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