1996 Barnsley East by-election

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1996 Barnsley East by-election
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  1992 12 December 1996 1997  
 First partySecond party
 
Candidate Jeff Ennis David Willis
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Popular vote13,6831,502
Percentage76.4%8.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.8pp Decrease2.svg0.2pp

 Third partyFourth party
  Jane Ellison MP.jpg
Candidate Jane Ellison Ken Chapstick
Party Conservative Socialist Labour
Popular vote1,299949
Percentage7.3%5.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.9pp New

MP before election

Terry Patchett
Labour

Elected MP

Jeff Ennis
Labour

The Barnsley East by-election was held on 12 December 1996, following the death of the Labour Party Member of Parliament Terry Patchett for Barnsley East, in South Yorkshire, England, on 11 October.

Barnsley council leader Jeff Ennis held the seat for Labour on an increased majority of 68% and more than three quarters of the votes, despite a low voter turnout. Despite a slight reduction in the vote for the Liberal Democrats, they overtook the Conservative Party for second place.

The Socialist Labour Party, on their leader Arthur Scargill's home territory, was able to save its deposit.

With the election of a new Labour MP, the Conservatives lost their Parliamentary majority.

Barnsley East by-election, 1996 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Ennis 13,683 76.4 0.8
Liberal Democrats David Willis1,5028.40.2
Conservative Jane Ellison 1,2997.36.9
Socialist Labour Ken Capstick9495.3New
UKIP Nikolai Tolstoy 3782.1New
Socialist Equality Julie Hyland890.5New
Majority12,18168.0+5.0
Turnout 17,90033.7−39.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Barnsley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Patchett 30,346 77.2 +2.7
Conservative John Proctor5,56914.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Anginotti3,3998.62.9
Majority24,77763.0+2.5
Turnout 39,31472.7+0.1
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.