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2005 Livingston by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

FieldValue
election_name2005 Livingston by-election
typeparliamentary
election_date29 September 2005
ongoingNo
turnout38.6%
<!-- Labour -->image1**Lab**
party1Labour Party (UK)
candidate1**Jim Devine**
popular_vote1**12,319**
percentage1**41.8%**
swing1**9.3%**
<!-- SNP -->image2[[File:Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela Constance.pngx160px]]
party2Scottish National Party
candidate2Angela Constance
popular_vote29,639
percentage232.7%
swing211.1%
<!-- LD -->image4**LD**
party4Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate4Charles Dundas
popular_vote44,362
percentage414.8%
swing40.6%
<!-- Con -->image5[[File:Gordon Lindhurst MSP.jpgx160px]]
party5Conservative Party (UK)
candidate5Gordon Lindhurst
popular_vote51,993
percentage56.8%
swing53.4%
<!-- INFOBOX -->titleMP
after_electionJim Devine
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
before_electionRobin Cook
countryUnited Kingdom
next_election2010 United Kingdom general election
previous_yearMay 2005
previous_election2005 United Kingdom general election
next_year2010
after_partyLabour Party (UK)

The 2005 Livingston by-election was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, died on 6 August 2005.

Notice of the vacancy in the constituency was published in The London Gazette on 2 September 2005, which allowed the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue the writ for the election on 8 September under the Recess Elections Act 1975. The poll was held on 29 September, in the week of the Labour Party Conference, when the Labour candidate Jim Devine held the seat for his party.

A by-election for the Glasgow Cathcart seat in the Scottish Parliament was also held on the same day.

Result

Previous election

Reaction to result

Labour's retention of the seat, albeit with a reduced majority, was regarded by the party with satisfaction. The Scottish National Party was the only party to increase their vote from the general election, and although they did not win, they achieved a swing of 10% from Labour. The Liberal Democrats' share of the vote fell by 0.6%.

There was a swing from Labour to Conservatives of 3%, but given the fourth-place position of the Conservative Party in this seat, and their third-place position in Scotland, the significance of this is debatable.

In 2007 Angela Constance gained the Livingston seat in the Scottish Parliament (which has slightly different boundaries) from Labour.

References

References

  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 2005-2010 Parliament".
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