South East Staffordshire by-election, 1996

South East Staffordshire by-election, 1996

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on April 11 1996 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lincoln Lightbown.

The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Jenkins
votes = 26,155
percentage = 60.1
change = +22.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. James
votes = 12,393
percentage = 28.5
change = –22.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J. Davy
votes = 2,042
percentage = 4.7
change = –4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = A. Smith
votes = 1,272
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = David Sutch
votes = 506
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democrats (UK)
candidate = S. Edwards
votes = 358
percentage = 0.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = S. Mountford
votes = 332
percentage = 0.8
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = L. Tucker
votes = 123
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box candidate
party = L!VE TV
candidate = News Bunny
votes = 85
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = N. Samuelson
votes = 80
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = D. Lucas
votes = 53
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = F. Sandy
votes = 53
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A. Wood
votes = 45
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,762
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 62.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = –22.06

Notes on candidates

*News Bunny was a character on the cable channel Live TV. The candidate was an employee of the channel who changed his name for the purposes of the election.
*The ballot paper description of the candidate N Samuelson was "Daily Loonylugs Earing Up the World"
*News Bunny, was arrested during the campaign for obstructing the highway. He was filmed by BBC Midlands Today handing carrots out to motorists as part of his electioneering. The BBC captured the memorable line, spoken a female police officer to a male police officer, "Get that rabbit".

Sources

* http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html

ee also

*List of United Kingdom by-elections
*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire


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