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The 2014 Newark by-election was to elect a new MP for the UK Parliament constituency of Newark constituency. The by-election happened on 5 June 2014.[1][2] The by-election happened because the current MP, Patrick Mercer, decided he didn't want to be MP anymore.[3] Conservative Robert Jenrick won the seat with a 7,403 than the UKIP candidate, who came in second.
Candidates
The applications for candidates ended at 4pm on Tuesday 13 May. 11 candidates were nominated.[4]
The local Conservative Party chose Robert Jenrick to be their candidate for the seat.[5] Jenrick was a solicitor before this.
Labour chose councillor Michael Payne as their candidate.[6] He was the deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council.[7]
The Liberal Democrats chose David Watts as their candidate. He was leader of Broxtowe Borough Council.[7]
Result
| By-Election 2014: Newark[8][9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 17,431 | 45.0 | -8.9 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. | Roger Helmer | 10,028 | 25.9 | +22.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Payne | 6,842 | 17.7 | -4.7 | |
| Independent | Paul Baggaley | 1,891 | 4.9 | New | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. | David Kirwan | 1,057 | 2.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 1,004 | 2.6 | -17.4 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/O' not found. | Nick The Flying Brick | 168 | 0.4 | New | |
| Independent | Andy Hayes | 117 | 0.3 | New | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. | David Bishop | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/T' not found. | Dick Rodgers | 64 | 0.2 | New | |
| Patriotic Socialist Party | Lee Woods | 18 | 0.0 | New | |
| Majority | 7,403 | 19.1 | -12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,707 | 52.79 | -19.61 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.5 | |||
References
- ↑ Britton, Alex (1 May 2014). "Newark by-election to take place on June 5". Nottingham Post. http://www.nottinghampost.com/Newark-election-place-June-5/story-21042151-detail/story.html. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ Newark and Sherwood District Council: Newark Parliamentary by-election 2014 Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 May 2014
- ↑ Former Tory MP Mercer resigns after Commons suspension. BBC News (29 April 2014)BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ STATEMENT AS TO PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLLNewark & Sherwood. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ↑ Robert Jenrick, Candidate for Newark Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Conservative Party website.
- ↑ "UKIP's Nigel Farage says he will not stand in Newark poll". BBC News (BBC). 30 April 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27216172. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Newark by-election: PM visits British Sugar". Newark Advertiser. 9 May 2014. http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Newark-by-election-PM-visits-British-Sugar. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "Newark by-election candidate names confirmed". BBC News. 13 May 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27391295.
- ↑ Newark By-Election results. Newark and Sherwood District Council (5 June 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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