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23 June 2022 by-elections in the United Kingdom[edit]
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Two by-elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom were held on Thursday, 23 June 2022, in the constituencies of Tiverton & Honiton, in the county of Devon, and Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. Both seats had previously been held by Conservative MPs, Neil Parish and Imran Ahmad Khan respectively, with the by-elections triggered due to the resignations of both men. Parish resigned on 30 April after admitting to viewing pornography in the House of Commons on two occasions,[1][2] while Khan resigned on 3 May after being convicted of sexual assault against a 15 year old in 2009.[3][4]
The Conservatives lost both seats by significant margins; Tiverton & Honiton was won by Liberal Democrats candidate Richard Foord, while Wakefield was won by Labour candidate Simon Lightwood.[5]
Tiverton & Honiton[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Foord | 22,537 | 52.9 | +38.1 | |
| Conservative | Helen Hurford | 16,393 | 38.5 | -21.7 | |
| Labour | Liz Pole | 1,562 | 3.7 | -15.8 | |
| Green | Gill Westcott | 1,064 | 2.5 | -1.3 | |
| Reform UK | Andy Foan | 481 | 1.1 | New | |
| UKIP | Ben Walker | 241 | 0.6 | -1.0 | |
| Heritage | Jordan Donoghue-Morgan | 167 | 0.4 | New | |
| For Britain | Frankie Rufolo | 146 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 6,144 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,707 | 52.3 | -19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +29.9 | |||
Wakefield[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Lightwood | 13,166 | 47.9 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Nadeem Ahmed | 8,241 | 30.0 | -17.3 | |
| Independent | Akef Akbar | 2,090 | 7.6 | New | |
| Yorkshire | David Herdson | 1,182 | 4.3 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Ashley Routh | 587 | 2.1 | New | |
| Reform UK | Chris Walsh | 513 | 1.9 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Needle | 508 | 1.8 | -2.1 | |
| Britain First | Ashlea Simon | 311 | 1.1 | New | |
| Freedom Alliance | Mick Dodgson | 187 | 0.7 | New | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Sir Archibald Stanton Earl 'Eaton | 171 | 0.6 | New | |
| CPA | Paul Bickerdike | 144 | 0.5 | New | |
| English Democrat | Therese Hirst | 135 | 0.5 | New | |
| UKIP | Jordan Gaskell | 124 | 0.5 | New | |
| NIP | Christopher Jones | 84 | 0.3 | New | |
| Independent | Jayda Fransen | 23 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 4,925 | 17.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,466 | 39.5 | -25.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,601 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |||
- ^ Eardley, Nick (30 April 2022). "Neil Parish MP: I'm resigning after porn moment of madness". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (30 April 2022). "Tory Neil Parish to resign as MP after porn 'moment of madness'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Vincent, James (3 May 2022). "Imran Ahmad Khan: Sex assault conviction MP resigns". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Imran Ahmad Khan: Former Tory MP sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy". Sky News. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Walker, Peter (24 June 2022). "Tories lose two key byelections on same night in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Mid Devon District Council. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). 25 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.