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{{Short description|2014 UK Parliamentary by-election}} |
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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = Heywood and Middleton by-election |
| election_name = Heywood and Middleton by-election |
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| type |
| type = parliamentary |
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| country = United Kingdom |
| country = United Kingdom |
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| seats_for_election = [[Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton |
| seats_for_election = [[Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton]] constituency |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = United Kingdom general election |
| previous_election = 2010 United Kingdom general election |
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| previous_year = 2010 |
| previous_year = 2010 |
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| next_election = United Kingdom general election |
| next_election = 2015 United Kingdom general election |
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| next_year = 2015 |
| next_year = 2015 |
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| election_date = 9 October 2014 |
| election_date = 9 October 2014 |
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| turnout = 36% |
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| candidate1 = [[Liz McInnes]] |
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| candidate1 = '''[[Liz McInnes]]''' |
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| image1 = [[File:Official portrait of Liz McInnes (3x4 crop).jpg|x160px]] |
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| party1 = Labour Party (UK) |
| party1 = Labour Party (UK) |
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| last_election1 = |
| last_election1 = |
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| popular_vote1 = '''11,633''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''11,633''' |
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| percentage1 = '''40.9%''' |
| percentage1 = '''40.9%''' |
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| swing1 = {{increase}}0.8% |
| swing1 = {{increase}}0.8% |
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| candidate2 = John Bickley |
| candidate2 = John Bickley |
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| image2 = [[File: |
| image2 = [[File:John Bickley (3x4 crop).jpg|x160px]] |
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| party2 = UK Independence Party |
| party2 = UK Independence Party |
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| last_election2 = |
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| popular_vote2 = 11,016 |
| popular_vote2 = 11,016 |
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| percentage2 = 38.7% |
| percentage2 = 38.7% |
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| swing2 |
| swing2 = {{increase}}36.1% |
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| candidate4 = Ian Gartside |
| candidate4 = Ian Gartside |
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| image4 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; font-size:35px;"> '''Con'''</span></div> |
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| party4 = Conservative Party (UK) |
| party4 = Conservative Party (UK) |
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| last_election4 = |
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| popular_vote4 = 3,496 |
| popular_vote4 = 3,496 |
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| percentage4 = 12.3% |
| percentage4 = 12.3% |
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| swing4 = {{decrease}}14.9% |
| swing4 = {{decrease}}14.9% |
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| candidate5 = Anthony Smith |
| candidate5 = Anthony Smith |
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| image5 = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; font-size:35px;"> '''LD'''</span></div> |
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| party5 = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| party5 = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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| popular_vote5 = 1,457 |
| popular_vote5 = 1,457 |
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| percentage5 = 5.1% |
| percentage5 = 5.1% |
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| swing5 = {{decrease}}17.6% |
| swing5 = {{decrease}}17.6% |
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| map_caption = Map showing the [[Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton]] Parliamentary constituency within [[Greater Manchester]]. |
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| title = MP |
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On 9 October 2014, a [[by-election]] was held for the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|UK parliamentary]] [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Middleton]]. It was triggered by the death of its MP [[Jim Dobbin]] on 6 September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oliver|first1=Joe|title=Ed Miliband leads tributes as Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin dies aged 73|url=http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/080970546-ed-miliband-leads-tributes-heywood-and-middleton-mp-jim-dobbin-dies-aged-73|work=Mancunian Matters|date=8 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=indy>{{cite news|last1=McSmith|first1=Andy|title=Andy McSmith's Diary: Nick Clegg's mini-manifesto is bumped off the agenda again - thanks to the royal baby news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-mcsmiths-diary-nick-cleggs-minimanifesto-is-bumped-off-the-agenda-again--thanks-to-the-royal-baby-news-9719500.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-mcsmiths-diary-nick-cleggs-minimanifesto-is-bumped-off-the-agenda-again--thanks-to-the-royal-baby-news-9719500.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|accessdate=9 September 2014|work=[[The Independent]]|date=8 September 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was held on the same day as the [[2014 Clacton by-election|Clacton by-election]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] narrowly held the seat following a [[recount]].<ref>{{cite web | title=UKIP Asks For Recount In Heywood By-Election | url=http://news.sky.com/story/1350414/ukip-asks-for-recount-in-heywood-by-election | publisher=Sky News | accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) came second, and increased its vote by 36 percentage points since the previous general election. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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On 10 September 2014, it was announced that the election would be held on 9 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second by-election set to be held on 9 October|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29143285|accessdate=10 September 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 September 2014}}</ref> The nominations closed at 4pm on Tuesday 16 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Middleton and Heywood to go to polls in by-election |url=http://www.rochdalenewsroom.com/pressreleases/middleton-and-heywood-to-go-to-polls-in-by-election-1053403 |accessdate=12 September 2014 |work=Rochdale Newsroom |date=11 September 2014 | |
On 10 September 2014, it was announced that the election would be held on 9 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second by-election set to be held on 9 October|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29143285|accessdate=10 September 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 September 2014}}</ref> The nominations closed at 4pm on Tuesday 16 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Middleton and Heywood to go to polls in by-election |url=http://www.rochdalenewsroom.com/pressreleases/middleton-and-heywood-to-go-to-polls-in-by-election-1053403 |accessdate=12 September 2014 |work=Rochdale Newsroom |date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912122653/http://www.rochdalenewsroom.com/pressreleases/middleton-and-heywood-to-go-to-polls-in-by-election-1053403 |archivedate=12 September 2014 }}</ref> The [[2014 Clacton by-election|Clacton by-election]] was held on the same day.<ref name=clacton>{{cite news|last1=Oliver|first1=Joe|title=By-election battle: Fight for late MP Jim Dobbin's Heywood and Middleton seat begins before he is buried|url=http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/120970652-election-battle-fight-late-mp-jim-dobbins-heywood-and-middleton-seat-begins-he|work=Mancunian Matters|date=12 September 2014}}</ref> |
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==Campaign== |
==Campaign== |
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Labour's decision to call for a by-election before Dobbin's funeral was criticised by [[Paul Nuttall]] and [[Steven Woolfe]], UKIP MEPs for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]], with the former describing it as "shoddy politics". Labour MP for [[Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesterfield]] [[Toby Perkins]] defended the timing, saying |
Labour's decision to call for a by-election before Dobbin's funeral was criticised by [[Paul Nuttall]] and [[Steven Woolfe]], UKIP MEPs for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]], with the former describing it as "shoddy politics". Labour MP for [[Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesterfield]] [[Toby Perkins]] defended the timing, saying "With the agreement of Jim's family, we have moved the writ today as it is vital that the people of Heywood & Middleton constituency are not left without representation for an extended period".<ref>{{cite news|title=UKIP accuses Labour of 'shoddy politics' over Heywood & Middleton by-election date|url=http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2014-09-10/ukip-accuses-labour-of-shoddy-politics-over-heywood-middleton-by-election-date/|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=[[ITV News]]|date=10 September 2014}}</ref> |
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UKIP candidate John Bickley distributed a leaflet in which he said "Labour's betrayal is no more apparent than with the young white working-class girls of [[Rotherham sex grooming case|Rotherham]] and [[Rochdale sex trafficking gang|Rochdale]] where rather than upset immigrant communities, years of abuse were ignored and complaints swept under the carpet". |
UKIP candidate John Bickley distributed a leaflet in which he said "Labour's betrayal is no more apparent than with the young white working-class girls of [[Rotherham sex grooming case|Rotherham]] and [[Rochdale sex trafficking gang|Rochdale]] where rather than upset immigrant communities, years of abuse were ignored and complaints swept under the carpet".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/labour-and-ukip-go-at-it-hammers-and-tongs-in-wake-of-rochdale-1.1942088|title=Labour and Ukip go at it hammers and tongs in wake of Rochdale|last=Hennessy|first=Mark|date=September 26, 2014|work=The Irish Times|accessdate=12 July 2022}}</ref> Of this the Labour MP for neighbouring [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]], [[Simon Danczuk]], said "It's now clear that UKIP will try and turn grooming and the [[Murder of Lee Rigby|death of Lee Rigby]] into a political football. They're playing politics with horrendous crimes that shocked Heywood and Middleton at a time when the wounds of these events are still healing in our town."<ref>{{cite news|last=Syal|first=Rajeev|title=UKIP accused of politicising child sex abuse scandal by blaming Labour|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/14/ukip-politicising-child-sex-abuse-claim-blame-labour|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 September 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | During an interview on ''[[Daily Politics]]'', after the leaflet was called "divisive" by his Labour opponent Liz McInnes, Bickley criticised McInnes for publishing a leaflet with the heading "WAITING TO DIE" after the death of [[Jim Dobbin]], saying it was landing on the doorsteps of the terminally ill.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Cduz9Vf_Q |title=Labour's dirty campaign |accessdate=6 October 2014 |publisher=YouTube |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307183127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Cduz9Vf_Q |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Of this the Labour MP for neighbouring [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]], [[Simon Danczuk]], said "It's now clear that UKIP will try and turn grooming and the [[Murder of Lee Rigby|death of Lee Rigby]] into a political football. They're playing politics with horrendous crimes that shocked Heywood and Middleton at a time when the wounds of these events are still healing in our town."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Syal|first1=Rajeev|title=UKIP accused of politicising child sex abuse scandal by blaming Labour|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/14/ukip-politicising-child-sex-abuse-claim-blame-labour|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 September 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | During an interview on ''[[Daily Politics]]'', after the leaflet was called "divisive" by his Labour opponent Liz McInnes, Bickley criticised McInnes for publishing a leaflet with the heading "WAITING TO DIE" after the death of [[Jim Dobbin]], saying it was landing on the doorsteps of the terminally ill.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Cduz9Vf_Q |title=Labour's dirty campaign |accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> |
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==Candidates== |
==Candidates== |
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On 16 September 2014, [[Rochdale Borough Council]] published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed five candidates would contest the by-election.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL|url=http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/pdf/2014-09-16-SPNNOP.pdf|publisher=[[Rochdale Borough Council]]|accessdate=16 September 2014|format=PDF}}</ref> |
On 16 September 2014, [[Rochdale Borough Council]] published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed five candidates would contest the by-election.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL|url=http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/pdf/2014-09-16-SPNNOP.pdf|publisher=[[Rochdale Borough Council]]|accessdate=16 September 2014|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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Labour candidate [[Liz McInnes]] is a local councillor on [[Rossendale |
Labour candidate [[Liz McInnes]] is a local councillor on [[Rossendale Borough Council]].<ref>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lancashire-councillor-liz-mcinnes-stand-7776975 Lancashire councillor Liz McInnes to stand as Labour candidate in Heywood and Middleton by-election] Manchester Evening News</ref> |
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The [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] selected Anthony Smith, a local businessman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lib Dems select Anthony Smith for Heywood and Middleton contest|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/91355/lib-dems-select-anthony-smith-for-heywood-and-middleton-contest|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=Rochdale Online|date=15 September 2014}}</ref> |
The [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] selected Anthony Smith, a local businessman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lib Dems select Anthony Smith for Heywood and Middleton contest|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/91355/lib-dems-select-anthony-smith-for-heywood-and-middleton-contest|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=Rochdale Online|date=15 September 2014}}</ref> |
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The [[UK Independence Party]] announced on 11 September that their candidate would be John Bickley, a software businessman who had stood in the [[Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election |
The [[UK Independence Party]] announced on 11 September that their candidate would be John Bickley, a software businessman who had stood in the [[2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election|Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election]] in February, in which he had come second.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26184146|accessdate=12 September 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|date=17 February 2014}}</ref> |
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The [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] announced their candidate on 14 September as Middleton resident Abi Jackson, a recent graduate of the [[University of Huddersfield]] with a master's degree in |
The [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] announced their candidate on 14 September as Middleton resident Abi Jackson, a recent graduate of the [[University of Huddersfield]] with a master's degree in psychology.<ref name=Jackson>{{cite news|title=Rochdale Green Party Announce Abi Jackson as their candidate for the Heywood & Middleton by-election|url=http://rochdale.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/09/14/2014-09-14-middleton-heywood-byelection-green-party-candidate-abi-jackson/|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=[[Green Party of England and Wales]]|date=14 September 2014}}</ref> |
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==Polling== |
==Polling== |
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| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''9 Oct 2014''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| '''Heywood and Middleton by-election Result''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"|''28,472''||style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''40.9%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 12.3% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 5.1% || style="background:#D5D5D5"|38.7% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 3.1% || style="background:#D5D5D5"| - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''2.2% |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''9 Oct 2014''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| '''Heywood and Middleton by-election Result''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"|''28,472''||style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''40.9%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 12.3% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 5.1% || style="background:#D5D5D5"|38.7% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 3.1% || style="background:#D5D5D5"| - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''2.2% ''' |
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| 4 Oct || [http://lordashcroftpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Heywood-Middleton-poll-Full-tables-Oct-2014.pdf Lord Ashcroft] || 1,000 || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''47%''' || 16% || 5% || 28% || 4% || - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| 19% |
| 4 Oct || [http://lordashcroftpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Heywood-Middleton-poll-Full-tables-Oct-2014.pdf Lord Ashcroft] || 1,000 || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''47%''' || 16% || 5% || 28% || 4% || - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| 19% |
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| 30 Sep || [http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Heywood-Middleton-Tables.pdf Survation/The Sun] || 551 || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''50%''' || 13% || 4% || 31% || 3% || - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| 19% |
| 30 Sep || [http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Heywood-Middleton-Tables.pdf Survation/The Sun] || 551 || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''50%''' || 13% || 4% || 31% || 3% || - || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| 19% |
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| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''6 May 2010''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/default.stm General Election Results] ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| ''46,125'' || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"|'''40.1%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 27.2% || style="background:#D5D5D5"| 22.7% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 2.6% ||style="background:#D5D5D5" |- || style="background:#D5D5D5"| 7.4% || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''12.9% |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''6 May 2010''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/default.stm General Election Results] ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| ''46,125'' || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"|'''40.1%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 27.2% || style="background:#D5D5D5"| 22.7% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 2.6% ||style="background:#D5D5D5" |- || style="background:#D5D5D5"| 7.4% || style="background:#dc241f; color:white;"| '''12.9%''' |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|votes = 870 |
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|percentage = 3.1 |
|percentage = 3.1 |
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|votes = 28,472 |
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|percentage = 36 |
|percentage = 36.0 |
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|change = {{decrease}} 21.5 |
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Labour retained the seat with a small increase in vote share but a reduced majority. The 36-point increase in UKIP support is one of the largest increases in vote share ever recorded in a by-election. Only in six previous contests in Great Britain has a party enjoyed a larger increase. It is also the highest increase ever recorded for a party that did not win the by-election. Conversely, the fall in the Liberal Democrat vote was the largest recorded for that party in any of the by-elections they have contested since their formation.<ref> |
Labour retained the seat with a small increase in vote share but a reduced majority. The 36-point increase in UKIP support is one of the largest increases in vote share ever recorded in a by-election. Only in six previous contests in Great Britain has a party enjoyed a larger increase. It is also the highest increase ever recorded for a party that did not win the by-election. Conversely, the fall in the Liberal Democrat vote was the largest recorded for that party in any of the by-elections they have contested since their formation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/clacton-byelection-the-ukip-bubble-shows-no-signs-of-deflating-quite-yet-9788116.html|title=Clacton by-election: the UKIP bubble shows no sign of deflating yet|last=Curtice|first=John|date=10 October 2014|work=The Independent}}</ref> |
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==Previous result== |
==Previous result== |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Independent |
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|candidate = Chrissy Lee |
|candidate = Chrissy Lee |
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|votes = 170 |
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|percentage = 0.4 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of United Kingdom by-elections ( |
* [[List of United Kingdom by-elections (2010–present)|List of United Kingdom by-elections]] |
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* [[Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election]] |
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==Notes== |
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On 9 October 2014, a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Heywood and Middleton. It was triggered by the death of its MP Jim Dobbin on 6 September 2014.[1][2] It was held on the same day as the Clacton by-election. The Labour Party narrowly held the seat following a recount.[3] UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second, and increased its vote by 36 percentage points since the previous general election.
Background
[edit]On 10 September 2014, it was announced that the election would be held on 9 October 2014.[4] The nominations closed at 4pm on Tuesday 16 September.[5] The Clacton by-election was held on the same day.[6]
Campaign
[edit]Labour's decision to call for a by-election before Dobbin's funeral was criticised by Paul Nuttall and Steven Woolfe, UKIP MEPs for North West England, with the former describing it as "shoddy politics". Labour MP for Chesterfield Toby Perkins defended the timing, saying "With the agreement of Jim's family, we have moved the writ today as it is vital that the people of Heywood & Middleton constituency are not left without representation for an extended period".[7]
UKIP candidate John Bickley distributed a leaflet in which he said "Labour's betrayal is no more apparent than with the young white working-class girls of Rotherham and Rochdale where rather than upset immigrant communities, years of abuse were ignored and complaints swept under the carpet".[8] Of this the Labour MP for neighbouring Rochdale, Simon Danczuk, said "It's now clear that UKIP will try and turn grooming and the death of Lee Rigby into a political football. They're playing politics with horrendous crimes that shocked Heywood and Middleton at a time when the wounds of these events are still healing in our town."[9]
During an interview on Daily Politics, after the leaflet was called "divisive" by his Labour opponent Liz McInnes, Bickley criticised McInnes for publishing a leaflet with the heading "WAITING TO DIE" after the death of Jim Dobbin, saying it was landing on the doorsteps of the terminally ill.[10]
Candidates
[edit]On 16 September 2014, Rochdale Borough Council published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed five candidates would contest the by-election.[11]
Labour candidate Liz McInnes is a local councillor on Rossendale Borough Council.[12]
The Liberal Democrats selected Anthony Smith, a local businessman.[13]
The UK Independence Party announced on 11 September that their candidate would be John Bickley, a software businessman who had stood in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election in February, in which he had come second.[14]
The Green Party announced their candidate on 14 September as Middleton resident Abi Jackson, a recent graduate of the University of Huddersfield with a master's degree in psychology.[15]
Polling
[edit]| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Lab | Con | LD | UKIP | Green | Others | Lead |
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| 9 Oct 2014 | Heywood and Middleton by-election Result | 28,472 | 40.9% | 12.3% | 5.1% | 38.7% | 3.1% | - | 2.2% |
| 4 Oct | Lord Ashcroft | 1,000 | 47% | 16% | 5% | 28% | 4% | - | 19% |
| 30 Sep | Survation/The Sun | 551 | 50% | 13% | 4% | 31% | 3% | - | 19% |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election Results | 46,125 | 40.1% | 27.2% | 22.7% | 2.6% | - | 7.4% | 12.9% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Liz McInnes | 11,633 | 40.9 |  0.8
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| UKIP | John Bickley | 11,016 | 38.7 | 36.1
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| Conservative | Iain Gartside | 3,496 | 12.3 |  14.9
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| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 1,457 | 5.1 | 17.6
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| Green | Abi Jackson | 870 | 3.1 | New | |
| Majority | 617 | 2.2 | 10.7
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| Turnout | 28,472 | 36.0 | 21.5
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour retained the seat with a small increase in vote share but a reduced majority. The 36-point increase in UKIP support is one of the largest increases in vote share ever recorded in a by-election. Only in six previous contests in Great Britain has a party enjoyed a larger increase. It is also the highest increase ever recorded for a party that did not win the by-election. Conversely, the fall in the Liberal Democrat vote was the largest recorded for that party in any of the by-elections they have contested since their formation.[16]
Previous result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Jim Dobbin | 18,499 | 40.1 | 8.2
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| Conservative | Mike Holly | 12,528 | 27.2 | 5.4
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| Liberal Democrats | Wera Hobhouse | 10,474 | 22.7 | 2.5
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| BNP | Peter Greenwood | 3,239 | 7.0 | 2.6
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| UKIP | Victoria Cecil | 1,215 | 2.6 | 0.7
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| Independent | Chrissy Lee | 170 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 5,971 | 12.9 | 13.6
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| Turnout | 46,125 | 57.5 | 3.7
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| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 6.8
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See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Oliver, Joe (8 September 2014). "Ed Miliband leads tributes as Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin dies aged 73". Mancunian Matters.
- ^ McSmith, Andy (8 September 2014). "Andy McSmith's Diary: Nick Clegg's mini-manifesto is bumped off the agenda again - thanks to the royal baby news". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "UKIP Asks For Recount In Heywood By-Election". Sky News. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Second by-election set to be held on 9 October". BBC News. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Middleton and Heywood to go to polls in by-election". Rochdale Newsroom. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Oliver, Joe (12 September 2014). "By-election battle: Fight for late MP Jim Dobbin's Heywood and Middleton seat begins before he is buried". Mancunian Matters.
- ^ "UKIP accuses Labour of 'shoddy politics' over Heywood & Middleton by-election date". ITV News. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Hennessy, Mark (26 September 2014). "Labour and Ukip go at it hammers and tongs in wake of Rochdale". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Syal, Rajeev (14 September 2014). "UKIP accused of politicising child sex abuse scandal by blaming Labour". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Labour's dirty campaign". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Lancashire councillor Liz McInnes to stand as Labour candidate in Heywood and Middleton by-election Manchester Evening News
- ^ "Lib Dems select Anthony Smith for Heywood and Middleton contest". Rochdale Online. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Rochdale Green Party Announce Abi Jackson as their candidate for the Heywood & Middleton by-election". Green Party of England and Wales. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Curtice, John (10 October 2014). "Clacton by-election: the UKIP bubble shows no sign of deflating yet". The Independent.
- ^ "Election 2010: Heywood and Middleton". BBC News. Retrieved 9 September 2014.