2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election

2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election
15 July 2004
Turnout37.9% ( 10.0%)
  First party Second party
 
LD
Candidate Liam Byrne Nicola Davies
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 7,451 6,991
Percentage 36.5% 34.2%
Swing 27.4% 26.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Stephen Eyre John Rees
Party Conservative Respect
Popular vote 3,543 1,282
Percentage 17.3% 6.3%
Swing 2.7% New
MP before election

Terry Davis
Labour

Elected MP

Liam Byrne
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill was held on 15 July 2004, called following the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Terry Davis. Liam Byrne held the seat for Labour, albeit with a vastly reduced majority of 460 votes, narrowly holding off the Liberal Democrat candidate Nicola Davies.

The by-election was held on the same day as the 2004 Leicester South by-election, which saw Labour lose the seat to the Liberal Democrats on a 21% swing.

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