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2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election

By-election due to death of MP

Field	Value
election_name	2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election
type	parliamentary
country	United Kingdom
seats_for_election	Bromley and Chislehurst parliamentary seat
ongoing	no
previous_election	2005 United Kingdom general election
previous_year	2005
next_election	2010 United Kingdom general election
next_year	2010
election_date	29 June 2006
turnout	40.2%
candidate1	Bob Neill
image1	{{CSS image crop
Image	Bob Neill MP.jpg
bSize	140
cWidth	120
cHeight	160
oLeft	10
oTop	10
Location	center
Alt	Blank
party1	Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote1	11,621
percentage1	40.0%
swing1	11.1%
candidate2	Ben Abbotts
party2	Liberal Democrats (UK)
popular_vote2	10,988
percentage2	37.8%
swing2	17.5%
candidate4	Nigel Farage
image4	{{CSS image crop
Image	Nigel Farage.jpg
bSize	170
cWidth	120
cHeight	160
oLeft	20
oTop	5
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Alt	Blank
party4	UK Independence Party
popular_vote4	2,347
percentage4	8.1%
swing4	4.9%
candidate5	Rachel Reeves
image5	{{CSS image crop
Image	Official portrait of Rachel Reeves MP.jpg
bSize	150
cWidth	120
cHeight	160
oLeft	15
oTop	2
Location	center
Alt	Blank
party5	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote5	1,925
percentage5	6.6%
swing5	15.6%
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	Eric Forth
before_party	Conservative Party (UK)
after_election	Bob Neill
after_party	Conservative Party (UK)

A by-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Eric Forth on 17 May 2006. The writ for the electing of a new member was issued on 6 June for a polling day of 29 June 2006, the same day as the Blaenau Gwent by-elections. The Conservatives held the seat but with their majority much reduced by the Liberal Democrats.

Labour, who stood future Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, was pushed into fourth place by Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party. This was only the second time Labour had fallen to fourth place in an English by-election since World War II, the 1989 Richmond (Yorks) by-election being the other occasion. Labour would later drop to fifth place at the 2008 Henley by-election.

Candidates

On 3 June 2006, the local Conservative Association selected Bob Neill, the London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley and leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly. The Liberal Democrats selected London Borough of Bromley councillor Ben Abbotts. He was the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman on Bromley Council. Labour chose Rachel Reeves, runner-up in 2005, to stand once again. The Green Party selected Ann Garrett as its candidate. Garrett stood as a Green Party candidate in the 2005 general election and the 2004 London Assembly elections. The UK Independence Party selected Nigel Farage MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party selected John Cartwright.

Two independent candidates were validly nominated: John Hemming-Clark and Nick Hadziannis. The English Democrats selected Steven Uncles and candidates from the Money Reform Party and the National Front also ran. The Money Reform Party was a minor political party.

As per the Senior Electoral Officer of Bromley Council, the electorate for this by-election was 72,206, an increase of 1.50% from the 2005 election.

Result

|reg. electors = 71,798

Previous result

|reg. electors = 71,137

References

(18 May 2006). "Tributes paid to Tory Eric Forth". BBC News.
(3 June 2006). "Conservatives nominate Bob Neill for the Bromley and Chislehurst by-election". BBC.
(30 May 2006). "Lib Dem Choice for the Bromley & Chislehurst by-election". Bromley Liberal Democrats.
(14 May 2006). "Bromley Greens select candidate for Bromley and Chislehurst by-election". Bromley Green Party.
(3 June 2006). "UKIP announces Nigel Farage MEP to contest by-election". UKIP Bromley & Chislehurst.
"BROMLEY & CHISLEHURST - Vote for JOHN CARTWRIGHT, Vote for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party". Croydon Official Monster Raving Loony Party.
(8 June 2006). "The English Democrats announce Bromley and Chislehurst Candidate".
Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 2005-2010 Parliament".
"Election Data 2005". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(2005-05-06). "Election 2005 | Results | Bromley & Chislehurst". [[BBC News]].

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