2004 Hartlepool by-election

2004 Hartlepool by-election
30 September 2004
Hartlepool parliamentary seat
Turnout45.8% ( 10.0%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Iain Wright Jody Dunn
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 12,752 10,719
Percentage 40.7% 34.2%
Swing 18.5% 19.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Stephen Allison Jeremy Middleton
Party UKIP Conservative
Popular vote 3,193 3,044
Percentage 10.2% 9.7%
Swing New 11.1%
MP before election

Peter Mandelson
Labour

Subsequent MP

Iain Wright
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Hartlepool was held on 30 September 2004, triggered by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party MP Peter Mandelson, who was nominated as the United Kingdom's new European Commissioner for Trade. It was won by Iain Wright, who held the seat for Labour albeit with a significantly reduced majority.

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