Preston by-election, 2000
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The Member of Parliament for Preston, Audrey Wise, (Labour) died on September 2, 2000.
A by-election to fill the seat was held on November 23. The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties they held the seat comfortably.
Peter Garrett used the description "Preston Christian Alliance". David Braid used the description "Battle for Britain"
[edit] Results
| Preston by-election, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Hendrick | 9,765 | 45.7 | - 15.1 | |
| Conservative | Graham O'Hare | 5,339 | 25.0 | + 3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Chadwick | 3,454 | 16.2 | + 1.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Terry Cartwright | 1,210 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Gregg Beaman | 458 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Green | John Ashforth | 441 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Christian Peoples | Peter Garrett | 416 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| British National | Chris Jackson | 229 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Franklin-Braid | 51 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] General Election result, 1997
| General Election 1997: Preston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Audrey Wise | 29,220 | 60.8 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Gray | 10,540 | 21.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Chadwick | 7,045 | 14.7 | ||
| Referendum Party | John Porter | 924 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | John Ashforth | 345 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| 1997 |
July: Uxbridge | November: Beckenham | Paisley South | Winchester |
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| 1999 |
June: Leeds Central | July: Eddisbury | August: Hamilton South | September: Wigan | November: Kensington and Chelsea |
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| 2000 |
February: Ceredigion | May: Romsey | June: Tottenham | September: South Antrim | November: Falkirk West | Glasgow Anniesland | Preston | West Bromwich West |
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