19 OCTOBER 2023 BY-ELECTION
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alistair Strathern | 13872 | 34.1 | +12.4 |
| Conservative | Festus Akinbusoye | 12680 | 31.1 | -28.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Holland-Lindsay | 9420 | 23.1 | +10.5 |
| Independent | Gareth Mackey | 1865 | 4.6 | New |
| Reform UK | Dave Holland | 1487 | 3.7 | New |
| Green | Cade Sibley | 732 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Monster Raving Loony | Ann Kelly | 249 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| English Democrat | Antonio Vitiello | 107 | 0.3 | New |
| CPA | Sid Cordle | 101 | 0.2 | New |
| True & Fair Party | Alan Victor | 93 | 0.2 | New |
| Heritage | Alberto Thomas | 63 | 0.2 | New |
| No description | Prince Ankit Love, Emperor of India | 27 | 0.1 | New |
| Mainstream | Chris Rooney | 24 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | None | 1192 | 2.9 | New |
| Turnout | None | 40720 | 44.1 | -29.6 |
| Candidate name | Party | Gender | Number of votes | Share (%) | Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points) | ||
| Nadine Dorries | Conservative | Female | 38,692 | 59.8% | -1.9 | ||
| Rhiannon Meades | Labour | Female | 14,028 | 21.7% | -6.8 | ||
| Rachel McGann | Liberal Democrat | Female | 8,171 | 12.6% | +6.6 | ||
| Gareth Ellis | Green | Male | 2,478 | 3.8% | +1.0 | ||
| Alan Victor | Independent | Male | 812 | 1.3% | 0.0 | ||
| Ann Kelly | Monster Raving Loony Party | Female | 536 | 0.8% | -0.2 |
| Election statistics | ||
| Majority | ||
| Votes | 24,664 | |
| Percent | 38.1% | |
| Rank (1 = highest %) | 143 | |
| Turnout | ||
| Constituency | 73.7% | |
| Region | 68.2% | |
| UK | 67.3% | |
| Constituency in 2017 | 75.0% | |
| Size of electorate | 87,795 | |
| Valid votes cast | 64,717 |