2012 Croydon North by-election

2012 Croydon North by-election
29 November 2012 (2012-11-29)
The Croydon North seat in the House of Commons
Registered93,036
Turnout26.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Candidate Steve Reed Andrew Stranack Winston McKenzie
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Popular vote 15,898 4,137 1,400
Percentage 64.7% 16.8% 5.7%
Swing 8.7 pp 7.3 pp 4.0 pp
MP before election

Malcolm Wicks
Labour

Subsequent MP

Steve Reed
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Croydon North was held on 29 November 2012, caused by the death of incumbent Labour Party member of Parliament (MP) Malcolm Wicks. It was won by Steve Reed who held the seat for Labour.

Two other by-elections in Middlesbrough and Rotherham were held on the same day.

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