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On 15 November 2012, a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Manchester Central.[1]
Lucy Powell of the Labour Party won with 69% of the vote (it has historically been a safe Labour seat), with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives losing significant numbers of votes compared with the 2010 general election (with the Conservatives losing their deposit). In terms of loss of share of the vote it was the Lib Dems' worst result in a parliamentary by-election since the Second World War.[2][3] There was an unusually low turnout of just 18.2%, the lowest in a Parliamentary by-election since the Second World War.[4]
The by-election was held on the same day as the Cardiff South and Penarth and Corby by-elections, and the first ever Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
- ^ "Manchester Central by-election called". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Election Statistics 1918-2007. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/12, Table 13" (PDF).
- ^ By-elections in British Politics Chris Cook and John Ramsden, UCL Press, 1997 ISBN 1857285352
- ^ McClean, Adam (16 November 2012). "Labour wins in Manchester Central in 'lowest turnout since Second World War'". ITV News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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