By-election Results
| Chester Central By-Election 1 August 1996 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
188 |
54.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
95 |
27.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
65 |
18.6 |
|
| Majority |
93 |
26.7 |
|
| Turnout |
348 |
27.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Pelton By-Election 20 March 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
667 |
88.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
90 |
11.9 |
|
| Majority |
577 |
76.2 |
|
| Turnout |
757 |
19.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Ouston By-Election 30 September 1999 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
422 |
83.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
81 |
16.1 |
|
| Majority |
341 |
67.8 |
|
| Turnout |
503 |
20.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Chester-le-Street West By-Election 5 April 2001 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
|
60.3 |
-13.6 |
|
Conservative |
|
454 |
33.9 |
+33.9 |
|
Independent |
|
44 |
5.8 |
+5.8 |
| Majority |
199 |
26.4 |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Chester North By-Election 2 October 2003 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,114 |
48.2 |
-10.0 |
|
Conservative |
|
604 |
26.1 |
-15.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
423 |
18.3 |
+18.3 |
|
BNP |
|
170 |
7.4 |
+7.4 |
| Majority |
510 |
22.1 |
|
| Turnout |
2,311 |
60.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Edmondsley and Waldridge By-Election 16 September 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
628 |
42.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
537 |
36.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
324 |
21.8 |
|
| Majority |
91 |
6.1 |
|
| Turnout |
1,489 |
37.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Pelton Fell By-Election 10 February 2005 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
310 |
87.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
46 |
12.9 |
|
| Majority |
264 |
74.1 |
|
| Turnout |
356 |
33.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Pelton By-Election 15 June 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dorothy Rand |
530 |
64.0 |
+23.8 |
|
Conservative |
Amanda Hall |
139 |
16.8 |
-1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Nathan |
113 |
13.6 |
+13.6 |
|
Independent |
George Gardner |
46 |
5.6 |
-35.6 |
| Majority |
391 |
47.2 |
|
| Turnout |
828 |
19.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Chester Central By-Election 27 September 2007 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lawson Armstrong |
324 |
59.4 |
-11.1 |
|
Conservative |
Nick Varley |
89 |
16.3 |
-13.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sean Kilkenny |
81 |
14.9 |
+14.9 |
|
BNP |
Andrew Gowland |
51 |
9.4 |
+9.4 |
| Majority |
235 |
43.1 |
|
| Turnout |
545 |
25.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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