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2011 Inverclyde by-election

2011 UK Parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	2011 Inverclyde by-election
type	parliamentary
seats_for_election	Inverclyde constituency
ongoing	no
previous_election	[2010 United Kingdom general election](2010-united-kingdom-general-election)
previous_year	[2010](2010-united-kingdom-general-election)
next_election	[2015 United Kingdom general election](2015-united-kingdom-general-election)
next_year	[2015](2015-united-kingdom-general-election)
election_date	30 June 2011
candidate1	Iain McKenzie
image1	IainMcKenzieMP.jpg
party1	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1	15,118
percentage1	53.8%
swing1	2.2%
candidate2	Anne McLaughlin
image2	Official portrait of Anne McLaughlin MP crop 2.jpg
party2	Scottish National Party
popular_vote2	9,280
percentage2	33.0%
swing2	15.5%
candidate3	David Wilson
image3	[[File:No image.svg	100px]]
party3	Scottish Conservative Party
popular_vote3	2,784
percentage3	9.9%
swing3	2.1%
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	David Cairns
before_party	Labour Party (UK)
after_election	Iain McKenzie
after_party	Labour Party (UK)

The 2011 Inverclyde by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Inverclyde on 30 June 2011. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent Labour MP, David Cairns on 9 May 2011 of acute pancreatitis.

Cairns had won the constituency in 2010 with a majority of 38.4%, making it a safe Labour seat. The by-election was won by Iain McKenzie MP, the Labour candidate.

Background

The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent, David Cairns. Cairns, a Labour Party MP, was first elected to the seat at the 2001 general election. He was suffering from acute pancreatitis and had been receiving hospital treatment since March, dying on 9 May at the Royal Free Hospital. Previously working as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, Cairns became Minister of State for Scotland in 2007 but resigned in 2008 in opposition to then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Cairns was re-elected at the 2010 general election with 56.0% of the popular vote in his constituency. The Scottish National Party (SNP) came second, and would require a swing of 19.25% to take the seat, and the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives held third and fourth place respectively with 12-14% of the vote share between them.

Candidates

Nominations closed on 16 June 2011, with five candidates. The Labour Party selected Ian McKenzie a local Councillor since 2003, who has led Inverclyde Council since February 2011 and the only candidate not to have run for any other constituency in the Scottish Election 2011. The Scottish National Party selected Anne McLaughlin, who was an MSP for the Glasgow regional list from 2009–2011. The Conservative Party selected David Wilson, a local councillor and deputy provost of Inverclyde. UKIP candidate Mitch Sorbie contested West Dunbartonshire in the 2010 general election. The Liberal Democrats selected Sophie Bridger, the president of Liberal Youth Scotland.

Result of by-election and previous election

References

"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13694844 Inverclyde Westminster by-election date set]", ''[[BBC News]]'', 8 June 2011
(10 May 2011). "Scottish Labour MP David Cairns dies". BBC News.
(10 May 2011). "Labour MP David Cairns passes away". politics.co.uk.
(17 June 2011). "Inverclyde by-election candidates". BBC News.
(14 June 2011). "Inverclyde UK Parliament by-election campaign steps up". BBC News.

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