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This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
A by-election took place on 29 February 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Rochdale following the death of Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd. [1] [2] [3] The winner was George Galloway of the Workers Party of Britain, who received 40% of the vote and overturned a 9,668 vote Labour majority at the 2019 general election. [4]
The result means the Lib Dems have regained a seat they first won at the 1997 general election and then held for 18 years – one of a number of constituencies in south-west England that once made ...
Results of the July 2024 general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom [4] [5] Affiliate Leader Candidates MPs Aggregate votes Total Gained [c] Lost [c] Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Labour: Keir Starmer: 631 411 218 7 211 63.2 9,708,716 33.70 1.6 Conservative: Rishi Sunak: 635 121 1 252 251 18.6 6,828,925 23. ...
The Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton, which had previously been held by the Tories with a 24,000 majority, while Labour won Wakefield.
The Conservatives did extremely well the last time these elections took place in 2021, winning almost all the contests in England and making 10 gains, seven from Labour and three from Independents.
Constituency County Region 2019 seat 2024 seat Votes Turnout [a]; Party Candidate Votes Of total Margin, of total Lab. [b] Con. Ref. Lib. Dems Green Other [c] Total
Residents are wealthier than the UK average and health is around the UK average. [2] The previous by-election in the constituency had been in 1960. [3] The constituency had been held by the Conservatives since 1931, with Nadine Dorries as its MP since 2005. [4] At the 2019 general election, Dorries won with a majority of 24,664. [5]