2011 Inverclyde by-election
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On 30 June 2011, a
Cairns had won the constituency in 2010 with a majority of 38.4%, making it a safe Labour seat. The by-election was won by Iain McKenzie MP, the Labour candidate.
Background
The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent,
Minister of State for Scotland in 2007 but resigned in 2008 in opposition to then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.[3]
Cairns was re-elected at the 2010 general election with 56.0% of the popular vote in his constituency. The
Conservatives
held third and fourth place respectively with 12-14% of the vote share between them.
Candidates
Nominations closed on 16 June 2011, with five candidates. The Labour Party selected Ian McKenzie a local Councillor since 2003, who has led
Result
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| By-election, 2011 Turnout: 28,097 (45.4%) −18.0 | UKIP | 288 | 1.0 | −0.2 | ||||
UKIP | 433 | 1.2 | New | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Inverclyde Westminster by-election date set", BBC News, 8 June 2011
- ^ a b "Scottish Labour MP David Cairns dies". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Labour MP David Cairns passes away". politics.co.uk. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Inverclyde by-election candidates". BBC News. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Inverclyde UK Parliament by-election campaign steps up". BBC News. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.