2014 Heywood and Middleton by-election

2014 Heywood and Middleton by-election
9 October 2014
Heywood and Middleton constituency
Turnout36%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Liz McInnes John Bickley
Party Labour UKIP
Popular vote 11,633 11,016
Percentage 40.9% 38.7%
Swing 0.8 pp 36.1 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Con
LD
Candidate Ian Gartside Anthony Smith
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 3,496 1,457
Percentage 12.3% 5.1%
Swing 14.9 pp 17.6 pp
MP before election

Jim Dobbin
Labour

Subsequent MP

Liz McInnes
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Heywood and Middleton was held on 9 October 2014, triggered by the death of incumbent Labour Party MP Jim Dobbin on 6 September. Labour candidate Liz McInnes narrowly held the seat following a recount; the UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second, and increased its vote by 36 percentage points.

It was held on the same day as the 2014 Clacton by-election.

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