2016-10-20 Batley and Spen By-election
The 2016-10-20 Batley and Spen By-election was held on 20 October 2016. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
16,537
Electorate
79,781
Turnout
25.6%
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Tracy Brabin
Labour
|
17,506 | 85.8% | 85.8% |
|
|
Therese Hirst
English Democrats
|
969 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
|
|
David Furness
British National Party
|
548 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
|
|
Garry Kitchin
Independent
|
517 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
Corbyn Anti
Independent
|
241 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Jack Buckby
Independent
|
220 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Henry Mayhew
Independent
|
153 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Waqas Ali Khan
Independent
|
118 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Richard Edmonds
National Front
|
87 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Ankit Love
One Love Party
|
34 | 0.2% | 0.2% |