West Bromwich West by-election, 2000
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The West Bromwich West by-election, 2000 was a by-election held on 23rd November 2000 for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich West.
The constituency's Member of Parliament (MP) was the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker. She resigned from the House of Commons on 2nd September 2000, triggering the by-election
In 1997 the major parties had observed a recent tradition by not opposing the Speaker seeking re-election. On its return to partisan politics the seat reverted to Labour, much where it been in 1992.
[edit] Results
| West Bromwich West by-election, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adrian Bailey | 9,460 | 50.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Karen Bissell | 6,408 | 34.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 1,791 | 9.6 | N/A | |
| British National | Nick Griffin | 794 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Jonathan Oakton | 246 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 27.3 | ||||
| Labour gain from Speaker | Swing | ||||
[edit] General Election result, 1997
| General Election 1997: West Bromwich West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Speaker | Betty Boothroyd | 23,969 | 65.3 | ||
| Independent Labour | Richard Silvester | 8,546 | 23.3 | ||
| National Democrats | Steve Edwards | 4,181 | 11.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Speaker 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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