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Breakdown of by-election results

Middlesbrough by-election result: Lab hold
Andy McDonald (Lab) 10,201 (60.48%, +14.60%)
Richard Elvin (Ukip) 1,990 (11.80%, +8.10%)
George Selmer (LD) 1,672 (9.91%, -10.00%)
Ben Houchen (C) 1,063 (6.30%, -12.48%)
Imdad Hussain (Peace) 1,060 (6.28%)
Peter Foreman (BNP) 328 (1.94%, -3.90%)
John Malcolm (TUSC) 277 (1.64%)
Mark Heslehurst (ND) 275 (1.63%)
Lab maj 8,211 (48.68%)
3.25% swing UKIP to Lab
Electorate 65,098; Turnout 16,866 (25.91%, -25.44%)
2010: Lab maj 8,689 (25.97%) - Turnout 33,455 (51.35%)
Bell (Lab) 15,351 (45.89%); Foote-Wood (LD) 6,662 (19.91%); Walsh (C)
6,283 (18.78%); McTigue (Ind) 1,969 (5.89%); Ferguson (BNP) 1,954
(5.84%); Parker (Ukip) 1,236 (3.69%)
Rotherham by-election result: Lab hold
Sarah Champion (Lab) 9,866 (46.25%, +1.62%)
Jane Collins (Ukip) 4,648 (21.79%, +15.87%)
Marlene Guest (BNP) 1,804 (8.46%, -1.96%)
Yvonne Ridley (Respect) 1,778 (8.34%)
Simon Wilson (C) 1,157 (5.42%, -11.32%)
David Wildgoose (Eng Dem) 703 (3.30%)
Simon Copley (Ind) 582 (2.73%, -3.58%)
Michael Beckett (LD) 451 (2.11%, -13.87%)
Ralph Dyson (TUSC) 261 (1.22%)
Paul Dickson (Ind) 51 (0.24%)
Clint Bristow (ND) 29 (0.14%)
Lab maj 5,218 (24.46%)
7.13% swing Lab to UKIP
Electorate 63,420; Turnout 21,330 (33.63%, -25.37%)
2010: Lab maj 10,462 (27.89%) - Turnout 37,506 (59.00%)
MacShane (Lab) 16,741 (44.64%); Whiteley (C) 6,279 (16.74%); Taylor
(LD) 5,994 (15.98%); Guest (BNP) 3,906 (10.41%); Thirlwall (Ind)
2,366 (6.31%); Vines (Ukip) 2,220 (5.92%)
Croydon North by-election result: Lab hold
Steve Reed (Lab) 15,898 (64.71%, +8.69%)
Andy Stranack (C) 4,137 (16.84%, -7.28%)
Winston McKenzie (Ukip) 1,400 (5.70%, +3.97%)
Marisha Ray (LD) 860 (3.50%, -10.48%)
Shasha Islam Khan (Green) 855 (3.48%, +1.51%)
Lee Jasper (Respect) 707 (2.88%, +2.35%)
Stephen Hammond (CPA) 192 (0.78%)
Richard Edmonds (NF) 161 (0.66%)
Ben Stevenson (Comm) 119 (0.48%, +0.17%)
John Cartwright (Loony) 110 (0.45%)
Simon Lane (Nine eleven) 66 (0.27%)
Robin Smith (Young) 63 (0.26%)
Lab maj 11,761 (47.87%)
7.99% swing C to Lab
Electorate 93,063; Turnout 24,568 (26.40%, -34.25%)
2010: Lab maj 16,483 (31.90%) - Turnout 51,678 (60.65%)
Wicks (Lab) 28,949 (56.02%); Hadden (C) 12,466 (24.12%); Jerome (LD)
7,226 (13.98%); Khan (Green) 1,017 (1.97%); Serter (Ukip) 891
(1.72%); Williams (Ch P) 586 (1.13%); Shaikh (Respect) 272 (0.53%);
Stevenson (Comm) 160 (0.31%); Seyed (Ind) 111 (0.21%)
what do you think?

t.bulgin
Three mid term by-elections. Seats held by the opposition. Opposition increase vote. So whats new ? Why the over reaction from labour ? Its like they just had their massive debt wiped out and won a GE and won the biggest lottery ever. Pathetic.

stephen
now now t bulgin






Edgar Beckett
8:51am on 1/12/2012
A horrifying endorsement of the UKs present political status.