2024 Kingswood by-election

2024 Kingswood by-election

15 February 2024

Kingswood constituency
Turnout37.1% ( 34.4 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Damien Egan Sam Bromiley
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote 11,176 8,675
Percentage 44.9% 34.9%
Swing 11.5 pp 21.3 pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Rupert Lowe Lorraine Francis
Party Reform Green
Popular vote 2,578 1,450
Percentage 10.4% 5.8%
Swing New 3.4 pp

Boundary of the Kingswood constituency in Avon

MP before election

Chris Skidmore
Independent

Elected MP

Damien Egan
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Kingswood was held on 15 February 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Conservative MP Chris Skidmore. The election was won by Damien Egan of the Labour Party with a 16% swing. The turnout was 37.1%.

Skidmore announced his resignation on 5 January 2024 in protest at the UK government's decision to issue more oil and gas licences. He formally resigned as a member of Parliament three days later on 8 January.

The by-election took place on the same day as the Wellingborough by-election, also gained by Labour from the Conservatives.