1993 Newbury by-election

1993 Newbury by-election
6 May 1993
The Newbury seat in the House of Commons.
Elected by simple majority using first past the post.
Triggered by death of incumbent
Turnout71.3%
 
Con
Candidate David Rendel Julian Davidson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 37,590 15,535
Percentage 65.1% 26.9%
Swing 27.8% 29.0%
MP before election

Judith Chaplin
Conservative

Elected MP

David Rendel
Liberal Democrats

The 1993 Newbury by-election was triggered by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury, the Conservative Judith Chaplin. The by-election was held on 6 May 1993, and was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with a large swing of 28.4%, and well over twice as many votes as the Conservative candidate. As with the overwhelming majority of UK by-elections, turnout was lower than at the general election, falling from 83% to 71%.

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