2000 Preston by-election
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The 2000 Preston by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 23 November 2000, to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire.[1]
The vacancy was caused by the death on 2 September 2000 of Audrey Wise, the constituency's Labour Party MP.
The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties, the Labour candidate Mark Hendrick held the seat comfortably.
Peter Garrett used the description "Preston Christian Alliance". David Braid used the description "Battle for Britain".
23 November 2000 was the last time three or more by-elections occurred on a single day until November 2012, when three by elections occurred on 15 November and three more on 29 November.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Hendrick | 9,765 | 45.7 | −15.1 | |
| Conservative | Graham O'Hare | 5,339 | 25.0 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Chadwick | 3,454 | 16.2 | +1.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Terry Cartwright | 1,210 | 5.7 | New | |
| UKIP | Gregg Beaman | 458 | 2.1 | New | |
| Green | Richard Merrick | 441 | 2.1 | New | |
| CPA | Peter Garrett | 416 | 2.0 | New | |
| BNP | Chris Jackson | 229 | 1.1 | New | |
| Independent | David Franklin-Braid | 51 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 4,426 | 20.7 | −18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 21,363 | 29.4 | −36.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.1 | |||
General election result, 1997
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Audrey Wise | 29,220 | 60.8 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Gray | 10,540 | 21.9 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Chadwick | 7,045 | 14.7 | −2.5 | |
| Referendum | John Porter | 924 | 1.9 | New | |
| Natural Law | John Ashforth | 345 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 18,680 | 38.9 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 48,074 | 65.8 | −5.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
See also
[edit]- Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Preston
- 1915 Preston by-election
- 1929 Preston by-election
- 1936 Preston by-election
- 1940 Preston by-election
- 1946 Preston by-election
- Lists of United Kingdom by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Factsheet M16: By-election results, 1997–2001" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. September 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 5 October 2015.