2011 Inverclyde by-election

2011 Inverclyde by-election
30 June 2011
Inverclyde constituency
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Candidate Iain McKenzie Anne McLaughlin David Wilson
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Popular vote 15,118 9,280 2,784
Percentage 53.8% 33.0% 9.9%
Swing 2.2 pp 15.5 pp 2.1 pp
MP before election

David Cairns
Labour

Subsequent MP

Iain McKenzie
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Inverclyde was held on 30 June 2011, triggered by the death of incumbent Labour Party MP David Cairns. It was won by Labour candidate Iain McKenzie, who retained the seat for the party.

Cairns had won the constituency in 2010 with a majority of 38.4%, making it a safe Labour seat.

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