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There have been ten instances of a death of a candidate during a British general election since 1918 [1] (the first election in which all constituencies in the United Kingdom voted on the same day). The rules governing the procedure for dealing with the death of a candidate occur in the Representation of the People Act 1983. Unless the deceased ...
The following notable deaths in the United Kingdom occurred in 2022.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
15 February 2022 Eastleigh: 1994 (by-election), 1997, 2001: Jack Dromey [2022 3] (in office) Labour: 29 September 1948 7 January 2022 Birmingham Erdington: 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019: Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn [2022 4] Liberal Democrats [e] 6 February 1931 24 January 2022 Southport: 1987, 1997: Ben Ford [2022 5] Labour: 1 April 1925 17 April 2022 ...
The Green Party has one of its best ever results, with a net gain of 87 seats. In Scotland, the SNP gains 22 seats, while in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin receives the largest vote share. [3] [4] The 2022 Welsh local elections are contested under new boundaries.
The Conservatives were defending a majority at Somerton of 19,213 and it is one of the largest of its kind to be overturned at a UK by-election since 1945, sitting just outside the top five.
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
2022 City of Chester by-election: Chris Matheson resigned after being suspended for serious sexual misconduct. [24] 2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election: Neil Parish resigned after admitting watching pornography in the House of Commons. 2022 Wakefield by-election: Imran Ahmad Khan resigned after his conviction of sexual assault on a 15-year ...
Bridlington North by-election 30 June 2022 [26] [27] [28] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats: Jayne Phoenix : 1,950 : 57.1 : Conservative: Jonathan Bibb 1,077 31.5 Labour: David Butland 171 5.0 SDP: Carlo Verda 125 3.7 Yorkshire: Kimberley Thomas 93 2.7 Majority 873 Turnout: 3,422 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative: Swing