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1996 South East Staffordshire by-election

Special election in South East Staffordshire

Special election in South East Staffordshire

FieldValue
election_name1996 South East Staffordshire by-election
countryUnited Kingdom
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1992 United Kingdom general election
previous_year1992
next_election1997 United Kingdom general election
next_year1997
election_date11 April 1996
turnout62%
candidate1**Brian Jenkins**
image1Brian Jenkins 2009.jpg
party1Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1**26,155**
percentage1**60.1%**
swing1**22.0** pp
candidate2Timothy James
party2Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote212,393
percentage228.5%
swing222.2 pp
titleMP
before_electionDavid Lightbown
after_electionBrian Jenkins
before_partyConservative Party (UK)
after_partyLabour Party (UK)

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on 11 April 1996, following the death the previous December of the sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lightbown.

The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives with a large swing.

Result

Notes on candidates

News Bunny was a character on the cable channel Live TV. The candidate was an employee of the channel who changed his name for the purposes of the election.

The ballot paper description of the candidate N Samuelson was "Daily Loonylugs Earing Up the World".

References

References

  1. Ibrahim, Youssef M.. (1996-04-13). "Labor Deals Major's Tories A New Blow In Local Vote". The New York Times.
  2. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament".
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