2003 Brent East by-election

2003 Brent East by-election
18 September 2003
Brent East parliamentary seat
Turnout36.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Sarah Teather Robert Evans Uma Fernandes
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Popular vote 8,158 7,040 3,368
Percentage 39.1% 33.8% 16.2%
Swing 28.5% 29.4% 2.0%
MP before election

Paul Daisley
Labour

Subsequent MP

Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrats

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Brent East was held on 18 September 2003, following the death of Labour Party MP Paul Daisley on 18 June that year. It was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Teather, who gained the seat from Labour with a large swing of 29%.

Commentators linked the result to anger from traditional voters over the Iraq War, as well as to the private sector's involvement in public services. The Liberal Democrats would go on to hold the seat in the 2005 general election.

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