1996 South East Staffordshire by-election
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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on 11 April 1996, following the death the previous December of the sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lightbown.
The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives with a large swing.[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Jenkins | 26,155 | 60.1 | +22.0 | |
| Conservative | Timothy James | 12,393 | 28.5 | –22.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janette Davy | 2,042 | 4.7 | –4.9 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Smith | 1,272 | 2.9 | New | |
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 506 | 1.2 | New | |
| National Democrats | Sharron Edwards | 358 | 0.8 | New | |
| Liberal | Steven Mountford | 332 | 0.8 | New | |
| Churchill Conservative | Leslie Tucker | 123 | 0.3 | New | |
| L!VE TV | News Bunny | 85 | 0.2 | New | |
| Daily Loonylugs Earring Up the World | Tony Samuelson | 80 | 0.2 | New | |
| Natural Law | David Lucas | 53 | 0.1 | New | |
| Action Against Crime | Frederick Sandy | 53 | 0.1 | New | |
| Restoration of Death Penalty | Alan Wood | 45 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 13,762 | 31.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,497 | 62.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.1 | |||
Notes on candidates
[edit]News Bunny was a character on the cable channel Live TV. The candidate was an employee of the channel who changed his name for the purposes of the election.
The ballot paper description of the candidate N Samuelson was "Daily Loonylugs Earing Up the World".[2]
See also
[edit]- 2023 Tamworth by-election (another by-election in the successor constituency)
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
References
[edit]- ^ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (13 April 1996). "Labor Deals Major's Tories A New Blow In Local Vote". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.