01-May-2025 By-election
The 01-May-2025 By-election was held on 1 May 2025. A total of 15 candidates ran for election.
Summary
RUK
Reform UK Gain
Majority
6
Electorate
70,666
Turnout
46.2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sarah Joanne Pochin
Reform UK
|
12,645 | 38.7% | 20.5 |
|
|
Karen Louise Shore
Labour
|
12,639 | 38.7% | -14.3 |
|
|
Sean Houlston
Conservative
|
2,341 | 7.2% | -8.8 |
|
|
Chris Copeman
Green Party
|
2,314 | 7.1% | 0.7 |
|
|
Paul Duffy
Liberal Democrat
|
942 | 2.9% | -2.2 |
|
|
Dan Clarke
Liberal
|
454 | 1.4% | 0.3 |
|
|
Michael Williams
Independent
|
363 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
|
|
Alan Mckie
Independent
|
269 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Peter Ford
Workers Party of Britain
|
164 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
John Stevens
Rejoin EU
|
129 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Howling Laud Hope
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
128 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Catherine Anne Blaiklock
English Democrats
|
95 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
|
|
Paul Andrew Murphy
Social Democratic Party
|
68 | 0.2% | -0.1 |
|
|
Jason Philip Hughes
Volt United Kingdom
|
54 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Graham Harry Moore
English Constitution Party
|
50 | 0.2% | 0.2% |