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2023 Tamworth by-election

2023 Tamworth by-election
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Tamworth constituency
Turnout35.9% (Decrease28.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ref
Candidate Sarah Edwards Andrew Cooper Ian Cooper
Party Labour Conservative Reform UK
Popular vote 11,719 10,403 1,376
Percentage 45.8% 40.7% 5.4%
Swing Increase22.1 pp Decrease25.6 pp New
Boundary of the Tamworth constituency in Staffordshire
MP before election

Chris Pincher
Independent

Elected MP

Sarah Edwards
Labour

The 2023 Tamworth by-election was held on 19 October 2023[1] for the UK parliamentary constituency of Tamworth, due to the resignation of former Conservative MP Chris Pincher.[2] Pincher had announced his resignation following a sexual misconduct scandal, and his recommended suspension from the House of Commons for eight weeks.[3] The Tamworth by-election was held on the same day as the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election.

Sarah Edwards, the Labour candidate, won the Tamworth seat with a 23.9% swing, the second-biggest from Conservative to Labour since the 1945 national election.[4] The turnout of the by-election was 35.9%.[5]

  1. ^ "Elections 2023". Tamworth Borough Council. Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 13 September 2023. UK Parliamentary By-Election – Thursday 19 October 2023
  2. ^ "MP Chris Pincher resigns over groping suspension". BBC News. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Allegretti, Aubrey (4 September 2023). "MP Chris Pincher loses appeal against eight-week suspension". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Labour wins Tamworth by-election with second-biggest swing since 1945". Sky News. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ Morton, Becky (20 October 2023). "Labour overturns huge majorities to inflict two by-election defeats on Tories". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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