Eastleigh

Eastleigh is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South East region of England. The seat was last held by Paul Holmes (Conservative) between 12 December 2019 to 30 May 2024.

2013-02-28 Eastleigh By-election

The 2013-02-28 Eastleigh By-election was held on 28 February 2013. A total of 14 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
1,771
Electorate
79,004
Turnout
52.7%

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
Thornton, Mike
Liberal Democrat
13,342 32.1% -14.5%
James, Diane
UK Independence Party
11,571 27.8% 24.2%
Hutchings, Maria
Conservative
10,559 25.4% -14.0%
O'Farrell, John
Labour
4,088 9.8% 0.2%
Stupple, Danny
Independent
768 1.8% 1.6%
Maclennan, Iain
National Health Action Party
392 0.9% 0.9%
Hall, Ray
Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party
235 0.6% 0.6%
Milburn, Kevin
Christian Peoples Alliance
163 0.4% 0.4%
Hope, Howling 'Laud'
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
136 0.3% 0.3%
Duggan, Jim
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment
128 0.3% 0.3%
Bishop, David
Church of the Militant Elvis Party
72 0.2% 0.2%
Walters, Mike
English Democrats
70 0.2% -0.3%
Procter, Daz
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
62 0.1% 0.1%
Bex, Colin
Wessex Regionalists
30 0.1% 0.1%