South East Staffordshire by-election, 1996
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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on April 11, 1996 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lincoln Lightbown.
The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives.
| South East Staffordshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Brian Jenkins | 26,155 | 60.1 | +22.0 | |
| Conservative | T. James | 12,393 | 28.5 | -22.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Davy | 2,042 | 4.7 | -4.9 | |
| UK Independence | A. Smith | 1,272 | 2.9 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 506 | 1.2 | ||
| National Democrats | S. Edwards | 358 | 0.8 | ||
| Liberal | S. Mountford | 332 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent Conservative | L. Tucker | 123 | 0.3 | ||
| L!VE TV | News Bunny | 85 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | N. Samuelson | 80 | 0.2 | ||
| Natural Law | D. Lucas | 53 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | F. Sandy | 53 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | A. Wood | 45 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 13,762 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 62.0 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -22.06 | |||
[edit] 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"
[edit] Sources
[edit] See also
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| 1993 |
May: Newbury | July: Christchurch |
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| 1994 |
May: Rotherham | June: Barking | Bradford South | Dagenham | Eastleigh | Monklands East | Newham North East | December: Dudley West |
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| 1995 |
February: Islwyn | May: Perth and Kinross | July: Littleborough and Saddleworth | June: North Down |
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| 1996 |
February: Hemsworth | April: South East Staffordshire | December: Barnsley East |
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| 1997 | February: Wirral South | |||
