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Crewe and Nantwich By-election result

By Election Results For Crewe & Nantwich

At the By Election in Crewe & Nantwich on 22nd May 2008, 41856 votes were cast (approximately 58% of the total number of eligible voters) with the following result:

49.1%
Edward Timpson (Conservative): 20539 votes (+16.5%).

30.3%

Tamsin Dunwoody (Labour): 12679 votes (-18.5%).


14.4%
Elizabeth Shenton (Liberal Democrat): 6040 votes (-4.2%).

2.2%
Mike Nattrass (UK Independence Party): 932 votes (+2.2%).


0.9%
Robert Smith (Green Party): 359 votes (+0.9%).

0.7%

David Roberts (English Democrats Party): 275 votes (+0.7%).

0.6%

The Flying Brick (Official Monster Raving Loony Party): 236 votes (+0.6%).

0.5%

Mark Walklate (Independent Candidate): 217 votes (+0.5%).

0.3%
Paul Thorogood (Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel): 118 votes (+0.3%).


0.3%
Gemma Garrett (Independent Candidate): 113 votes (+0.3%).

Thanks to Tim Prater-Raines for the result

Historic worst swings results Lab->Con Crewe at 8
1) Walsall North 1976 (Swing to Con: 22.6%)
2) Dudley 1968 (Swing to Con: 21.2%)
3) Ashfield 1977 (Swing to Con: 20.9%)
4) Meriden 1968 (Swing to Con: 18.4%)
5) Walthamstow West 1967 (Swing to Con: 18.3%)
6) Oldham West 1968 (Swing to Con: 17.7%)
7) Birmingham, Stetchford 1977 (Swing to Con: 17.6%)
8) Crewe and Nantwich 2008 (Swing to Con: 17.6%)
9) Leicester South West 1967 (Swing to Con: 16.6%)
10) Walthamstow East 1969 (Swing to Con: 15.9%)
                       CHESHIRE, CREWE and NANTWICH [287]

Election Electors T'out Candidate               Party Votes   %  Ch.%

1992     68,307   81.9  NOTIONAL                Lab   26,622  47.6
                        ELECTION                C     21,751  38.9
                                                L Dem  6,991  12.5
                                                GP       579*  1.0
                                                  maj. 4,871   9.7

1997     68,472   73.9  Hon. Mrs. G.P. Dunwoody Lab   29,460  58.2  +10.6
                        M.W. Loveridge          C     13,662  27.0  -11.9
                        D.J. Cannon             L Dem  5,940  11.7  - 0.8
                        P. Astbury           RP     1,543*  3.1
                                                  maj.15,798  31.2

2001     69,040   60.2  Hon. Mrs. G.P. Dunwoody Lab   22,556  54.3  - 3.9
                        D.R. Potter             C     12,650  30.4  + 3.5
                        D.J. Cannon             L Dem  5,595  13.5  + 1.7
                        R.P. Croston            UKIP     746*  1.8
                                                  maj. 9,906  23.9

2005     71,628   60.7  Hon. Mrs. G.P. Dunwoody Lab   21,240  48.8  - 5.5
                        Mrs. E.H. Moore-Dutton  C     14,162  32.6  + 2.2
                        P.D. Roberts            L Dem  8,083  18.6  + 5.1
                                                  maj. 7,078  16.2

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