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  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Mid Bedfordshire

    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
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Gerald Jones Labour Male 16,913 52.4% -14.3
    Sara Jones Conservative Female 6,307 19.6% +1.5
    Colin Jones Brexit Party Male 3,604 11.2% 0.0
    Mark Evans Plaid Cymru Male 2,446 7.6% -0.6
    David Hughes Independent Male 1,860 5.8% 0.0
    Brendan D’Cruz Liberal Democrat Male 1,116 3.5% +1.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 10,606
    Percent 32.9%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 213
    Turnout
    Constituency 57.3%
    Region 66.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 60.5%
    Size of electorate 56,322
    Valid votes cast 32,246
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Meriden

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Saqib Bhatti Conservative Male 34,358 63.4% +1.4
    Teresa Beddis Labour Female 11,522 21.3% -5.6
    Laura McCarthy Liberal Democrat Female 5,614 10.4% +5.5
    Steve Caudwell Green Male 2,667 4.9% +2.3

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 22,836
    Percent 42.2%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 98
    Turnout
    Constituency 63.4%
    Region 64.7%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 67.1%
    Size of electorate 85,368
    Valid votes cast 54,161
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Meon Valley

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Flick Drummond Conservative Female 35,271 63.5% -2.3
    Lewis North Liberal Democrat Male 11,716 21.1% +10.2
    Matt Bunday Labour Male 5,664 10.2% -8.1
    Malcolm Wallace Green Male 2,918 5.3% +2.9

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 23,555
    Percent 42.4%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 96
    Turnout
    Constituency 73.4%
    Region 70.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 73.0%
    Size of electorate 75,737
    Valid votes cast 55,569
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Mansfield

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Ben Bradley Conservative Male 31,484 63.9% +17.3
    Sonya Ward Labour Female 15,178 30.8% -13.7
    Sarah Brown Liberal Democrat Female 1,626 3.3% +1.9
    Sid Pepper Independent Male 527 1.1% 0.0
    Stephen Harvey Independent Male 458 0.9% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 16,306
    Percent 33.1%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 210
    Turnout
    Constituency 63.9%
    Region 67.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 64.5%
    Size of electorate 77,131
    Valid votes cast 49,273
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Manchester Withington

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Jeff Smith Labour Male 35,902 67.7% -3.9
    John Leech Liberal Democrat Male 7,997 15.1% -0.9
    Shengke Zhi Conservative Male 5,820 11.0% +0.7
    Lucy Bannister Green Female 1,968 3.7% +2.1
    Stephen Ward Brexit Party Male 1,308 2.5% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 27,905
    Percent 52.7%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 34
    Turnout
    Constituency 69.2%
    Region 65.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 71.8%
    Size of electorate 76,530
    Valid votes cast 52,995
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Manchester Gorton

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Afzal Khan Labour Male 34,583 77.6% +1.3
    Sebastian Lowe Conservative Male 4,244 9.5% +2.2
    Jackie Pearcey Liberal Democrat Female 2,448 5.5% -0.2
    Eliza Tyrrell Green Female 1,697 3.8% +1.6
    Lesley Kaya Brexit Party Female 1,573 3.5% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 30,339
    Percent 68.1%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 6
    Turnout
    Constituency 58.3%
    Region 65.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 61.0%
    Size of electorate 76,419
    Valid votes cast 44,545
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Manchester Central

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Lucy Powell Labour and Co-operative Female 36,823 70.4% -7.0
    Shaden Jaradat Conservative Male 7,734 14.8% +0.6
    John Bridges Liberal Democrat Male 3,420 6.5% +3.2
    Sarah Chadwick Brexit Party Female 2,335 4.5% 0.0
    Melanie Horrocks Green Female 1,870 3.6% +1.9
    Dennis Leech Socialist Equality Party Male 107 0.2% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 29,089
    Percent 55.6%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 28
    Turnout
    Constituency 56.7%
    Region 65.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 55.1%
    Size of electorate 92,247
    Valid votes cast 52,289
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Maldon

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    John Whittingdale Conservative Male 36,304 72.0% +4.1
    Stephen Capper Labour Male 6,263 12.4% -8.9
    Colin Baldy Liberal Democrat Male 5,990 11.9% +7.5
    Janet Band Green Female 1,851 3.7% +1.5

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 30,041
    Percent 59.6%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 20
    Turnout
    Constituency 69.6%
    Region 68.2%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 70.2%
    Size of electorate 72,438
    Valid votes cast 50,408
  • CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Makerfield

    Candidate name Party Gender Number of votes Share (%) Change vs. 2017 for party (percentage points)
    Yvonne Fovargue Labour Female 19,954 45.1% -15.1
    Nick King Conservative Male 15,214 34.4% +3.0
    Ross Wright Brexit Party Male 5,817 13.1% 0.0
    John Skipworth Liberal Democrat Male 2,108 4.8% +1.9
    Sheila Shaw Green Female 1,166 2.6% 0.0

     

    Election statistics
    Majority
    Votes 4,740
    Percent 10.7%
    Rank (1 = highest %) 497
    Turnout
    Constituency 59.7%
    Region 65.6%
    UK 67.3%
    Constituency in 2017 63.2%
    Size of electorate 74,190
    Valid votes cast 44,259