2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election

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2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election
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  2005 29 June 2006 2010  

Bromley and Chislehurst parliamentary seat
Turnout40.2%
 First partySecond party
 
Bob Neill MP.jpg
LD
Candidate Bob Neill Ben Abbotts
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote11,62110,988
Percentage40.0%37.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.1%Increase2.svg17.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Nigel Farage.jpg
Official portrait of Rachel Reeves MP.jpg
Candidate Nigel Farage Rachel Reeves
Party UKIP Labour
Popular vote2,3471,925
Percentage8.1%6.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.9%Decrease2.svg15.6%

MP before election

Eric Forth
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Bob Neill
Conservative

A by-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Eric Forth on 17 May 2006. [1] The writ for the electing of a new member was issued on 6 June for a polling day of 29 June 2006, the same day as the Blaenau Gwent by-elections. [2] The Conservatives held the seat but with their majority much reduced by the Liberal Democrats.

Contents

Labour, who stood future Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, was pushed into fourth place by Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party. This was only the second time Labour had fallen to fourth place in an English by-election since World War II, the 1989 Richmond (Yorks) by-election being the other occasion. Labour would later drop to fifth place at the 2008 Henley by-election.

Candidates

On 3 June 2006, the local Conservative Association selected Bob Neill, the London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley and leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly. [2] The Liberal Democrats selected London Borough of Bromley councillor Ben Abbotts. He was the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman on Bromley Council. [3] Labour chose Rachel Reeves, runner-up in 2005, to stand once again. [2] The Green Party selected Ann Garrett as its candidate. Garrett stood as a Green Party candidate in the 2005 general election and the 2004 London Assembly elections. [4] The UK Independence Party selected Nigel Farage MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament. [5] The Official Monster Raving Loony Party selected John Cartwright. [6]

Two independent candidates were validly nominated: John Hemming-Clark and Nick Hadziannis. The English Democrats selected Steven Uncles [7] and candidates from the Money Reform Party and the National Front also ran. The Money Reform Party was a minor political party.

As per the Senior Electoral Officer of Bromley Council, the electorate for this by-election was 72,206, an increase of 1.50% from the 2005 election.

Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Neill 11,621 40.0 –11.1
Liberal Democrats Ben Abbotts10,98837.8+17.5
UKIP Nigel Farage 2,3478.1+4.9
Labour Rachel Reeves 1,9256.6–15.6
Green Ann Garrett8112.8–0.4
National Front Paul Winnett4761.6New
Independent John Hemming-Clark4421.5New
English Democrat Steven Uncles2120.7New
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright1320.5New
Independent Nick Hadziannis650.2New
Money Reform Anne Belsey330.1New
Majority6332.2–26.7
Turnout 29,01240.2–24.6
Registered electors 71,798
Conservative hold Swing –13.8

2005 general election result

General election 2005: Bromley and Chislehurst [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Forth 23,583 51.1 +1.6
Labour Rachel Reeves 10,24122.2–6.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Brooks9,36820.3+1.4
UKIP David Hooper1,4753.2+0.3
Green Ann Garrett1,4703.2New
Majority13,34228.9+8.0
Turnout 46,13764.8+0.5
Registered electors 71,137
Conservative hold Swing +4.0

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