2012 Rotherham by-election

2012 Rotherham by-election
29 November 2012
Rotherham
Turnout33.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
BNP
Candidate Sarah Champion Jane Collins Marlene Guest
Party Labour UKIP BNP
Popular vote 9,966 4,648 1,804
Percentage 46.3% 21.8% 8.5%
Swing 1.7 pp 15.9 pp 1.9 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Con
Candidate Yvonne Ridley Simon Wilson
Party Respect Conservative
Popular vote 1,778 1,157
Percentage 8.3% 5.4%
Swing New party 11.3 pp
MP before election

Denis MacShane
Labour

Subsequent MP

Sarah Champion
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rotherham was held on 29 November 2012, caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party member of Parliament (MP) Denis MacShane after the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee found him guilty of offences during the 2009 MPs' expenses scandal. It was won by Sarah Champion of Labour, who held the seat for the party.

The election took place on the same day as by-elections in Croydon North and Middlesbrough, which were caused by the deaths of the sitting MPs.

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