UK/By-election

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A UK By-election is a local election of a single MP, due to an untimely end of a sitting member of parliament for whatever reason.

Importance

If the government has a minimal electoral majority, by-elections achieve more importance. Often they serve as barometers of public opinion, and provide a chance for electioneering.

 

Examples

Page nameDescription
2014 Clacton by-electionBritish by-election
2017 Frinton by-electionlocal election in 2017
2021 Hartlepool by-electionThe Tories win a seat in the post-industrial working class heartland. Labour had held this seat since 1959.
2021 North Shropshire by-electionBy-election in Shropshire.
2022 Birmingham Erdington by-election
2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election
2022 Wakefield by-electionHeld on 23 June 2022, triggered by the resignation of Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan following a criminal conviction for child sexual assault
2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election
2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
2023 Tamworth by-election
2023 West Lancashire by-election
2024 Blackpool South by-election
2024 Kingswood by-election
2024 Rochdale by-election
2024 Wellingborough by-election
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