Larry Sanders (politician)

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Larry Sanders
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Sanders in 2008
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office
February 11, 2016 –May 7, 2021 [1]
Preceded byJillian Creasy
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Labour Co-op Anneliese Dodds [33] 35,118 65.2 Increase2.svg15.2
Conservative Suzanne Bartington [34] 11,83422.0Increase2.svg2.1
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Johnson [35] 4,9049.1Decrease2.svg1.7
Green Larry Sanders [36] 1,7853.3Decrease2.svg8.3
Independent Chaka Artwell2550.5Increase2.svg0.2
Majority23,28443.2Increase2.svg13.1
Turnout 53,89668.8Increase2.svg4.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Sanders was selected as the Green Party candidate for the Witney by-election after Prime Minister David Cameron's resignation as an MP in September 2016. [37] He finished in fourth place with 1,363 votes (3.54%). [38]

By-election 2016: Witney [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Courts 17,313 45.0 Decrease2.svg15.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman11,61130.2Increase2.svg23.4
Labour Duncan Enright5,76515.0Decrease2.svg2.2
Green Larry Sanders1,3633.5Decrease2.svg1.6
UKIP Dickie Bird1,3543.5Decrease2.svg5.7
NHA Helen Salisbury4331.10.0
IndependentDaniel Skidmore1510.4New
Monster Raving Loony Mad Hatter1290.3New
IndependentNicholas Ward930.2New
Bus-Pass Elvis David Bishop610.2New
Eccentric Party Lord Toby Jug 590.2New
English Democrat Winston McKenzie 520.1New
One Love Emilia Arno440.1New
IndependentAdam Knight270.1New
Majority5,70214.8Decrease2.svg28.2
Turnout 38,45546.8Decrease2.svg26.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.3

Sanders ran as a Green Party candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon at the 2015 UK general election and finished in fifth place, receiving 2,497 votes, 4.4% of the total. [21] [40]

General election 2015: Oxford West and Abingdon [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Blackwood 26,153 45.7 Increase2.svg 3.4
Liberal Democrats Layla Moran 16,57128.9Decrease2.svg 13.1
Labour Sally Copley7,27412.7Increase2.svg 2.1
UKIP Alan Harris3,9636.9Increase2.svg 4.2
Green Larry Sanders2,4974.4Increase2.svg 2.3
NHA Helen Salisbury7231.3New
Socialist (GB) Mike Foster660.1New
Majority9,58216.7Increase2.svg 16.4
Turnout 57,24775.2Increase2.svg 5.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.2

Notes

  1. ↑ United States affiliation

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