2021 North Shropshire by-election
| Date | 16 December 2021 |
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A by-election in North Shropshire is scheduled to take place on 16 December 2021 following the announcement of Owen Paterson's resignation on 4 November 2021.[1]
Paterson was appointed as Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 5 November 2021, the process by which an MP's resignation is effected.[2]
The writ of election was moved by Conservative Chief Whip Mark Spencer on 9 November 2021 for the by-election to take place on 16 December 2021.[3]
Candidates
Fourteen candidates are standing at the 2021 North Shropshire by-election:
- Independent>>Suzie Akers-Smith
- UKIP>>Andrea Allen
- Rejoin EU>>Boris Been Bunged
- Reclaim Party>>Martin Daubney
- Party Party>>Russell Dean
- Heritage>>James Elliot
- Monster Raving Loony>>Alan "Howling Laud" Hope
- Freedom Alliance>>Earl Jesse
- No description>>Yolande Kenward
- Green>>Duncan Kerr
- Liberal Democrats>>Helen Morgan
- Conservative Party>>Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Reform UK>>Kirsty Walmsley
- Labour Party>>Ben Wood
Labour schism
Graeme Currie, the socialist Labour candidate who stood in the seat in the 2019 general election, was blocked from the party's shortlist of candidates and resigned from the party in response.[4]
Message to the voters
On 7 December 2021, journalist and broadcaster Robin Lustig tweeted:
This is a message to the voters of #NorthShropshire: Thursday of next week will be your chance to speak for the nation. Tell @BorisJohnson what you think of his record. We’re relying on you.[5]
Tweets in response
- Matthew Green tweeted: And they can send Johnson that message by voting for local @LibDems Helen Morgan who is the only person who can beat Johnson’s candidate from Birmingham.[6]
- Petesaardvark tweeted: If Conservatives can’t vote for someone else in #NorthShropshire they can abstain. It should send a message that we all want a decent and honest government.[7]
- Cllr Elisabeth Roberts tweeted: Ben Wood, Labour’s local candidate, is getting a huge positive response & the only opposition to the conservatives! After hearing about them partying whilst the rest of us kept away from loved ones, to protect them last Christmas, I hope no one votes for them!![8]
- Mike Read tweeted: Even Labour's candidate in North Shropshire for the last 3 General Elections (Graeme Currie) is not backing Ben Wood![9]
- AJL tweeted: People of #NorthShropshire earn far too much money and own a Tesla! They will never vote anything except Tories...[10]
References
- ↑ "Owen Paterson: Former cabinet minister faces 30-day suspension for ‘egregious’ breach of lobbying rules"
- ↑ "Owen Paterson resigns as MP after government U-turn on sleaze committee"
- ↑ "What next as North Shropshire by-election is officially confirmed?"
- ↑ https://twitter.com/graeme_currie1/status/1459822984944881665
- ↑ "Tell @BorisJohnson what you think of his record"
- ↑ "They can send Johnson that message by voting for local @LibDems Helen Morgan"
- ↑ "If Conservatives can’t vote for someone else in #NorthShropshire they can abstain"
- ↑ "Ben Wood, Labour’s local candidate, is getting a huge positive response"
- ↑ "Even Labour's candidate in North Shropshire for the last 3 General Elections (Graeme Currie) is not backing Ben Wood"
- ↑ "People of #NorthShropshire will never vote anything except Tories..."
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