2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election
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The 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election is scheduled to take place on 2 December 2021 following the death of the sitting member, James Brokenshire, who had been the MP for the constituency since 2010.[1]
Candidates
On 28 October 2021, Labour announced its candidate as Daniel Francis, a councillor for Belvedere, who was the Leader of the Labour Group on Bexley Council from 2017–2021.[2]
On 29 October, Reform UK announced that their leader Richard Tice would be their candidate.[3] On 4 November Richard Tice claimed the Tories are "clearly worried" ahead of the upcoming by-election contest in Old Bexley and Sidcup.[4]
On 30 October, Bexley councillor Louie French was chosen as the Conservative candidate.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Notice of UK Parliamentary By Election – Old Bexley & Sidcup"
- ↑ "Daniel Francis selected as Labour candidate for Old Bexley and Sidcup"
- ↑ "I'll land a by-election blow to Johnson's nanny state"
- ↑ "'Tories clearly worried!' Reform leader exposes Conservative concerns ahead of by-election"
- ↑ "Tories select councillor Louie French for Old Bexley and Sidcup byelection"
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