2022 Southend West by-election
3 February 2022
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| Turnout | 24.0% ( 43.4 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Southend West was held on 3 February 2022, following the murder of incumbent Conservative Party MP Sir David Amess on 15 October 2021. It was won by Anna Firth who held the seat for the Conservatives with 86% of the vote.
The major opposition parties declined to stand out of respect for Amess, similarly to the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election—held after Labour Party MP Jo Cox was murdered.