Littleborough And Saddleworth By-election, 1995
A by-election was called in the constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, on 27 July 1995 following the death of Conservative Party MP Geoffrey Dickens on 17 May of that year.
The contest was a win for the Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Davies, who now represents the North West of England region in the European Parliament.
| Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies | 16,231 | 38.5 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Phil Woolas | 14,238 | 33.8 | +14.9 | |
| Conservative | John Hudson | 9,934 | 23.6 | -20.7 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 782 | 1.9 | ||
| UKIP | John Whittaker | 549 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Peter Douglas | 193 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Mr Blobby | 105 | 0.2 | ||
| Socialist (GB) | Andrew Pitts | 46 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Lawson McLaren | 33 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Colin Palmer | 25 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,993 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,136 | 64.5 | -17.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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