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1995 Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1995 Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election
country	United Kingdom
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United Kingdom general election
previous_year	1992
next_election	1997 United Kingdom general election
next_year	1997
election_date	27 July 1995
turnout	64.5%
candidate1	Chris Davies
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bSize	120
cWidth	120
cHeight	160
oLeft	0
oTop	0
Location	center
Alt	Blank
party1	Liberal Democrats (UK)
popular_vote1	16,231
percentage1	38.5%
swing1	2.7 pp
candidate2	Phil Woolas
image2	{{CSS image crop
Image	Official photograph of Phil Woolas MP.jpg
bSize	120
cWidth	120
cHeight	160
oLeft	0
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party2	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote2	14,238
percentage2	33.8%
swing2	14.9 pp
candidate3	John Hudson
image3	CON
party3	Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote3	9,934
percentage3	23.6%
swing3	20.7 pp
title	MP
before_election	Geoffrey Dickens
after_election	Chris Davies
before_party	Conservative Party (UK)
after_party	Liberal Democrats (UK)

A by-election was called to take place on 27 July 1995 in the constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, 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. The result was notable, for the incumbent Conservative Party fell from first to third place, coming behind both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. Davies' conduct during the by-election was controversial owing to his openly campaigning while the sitting MP Geoffrey Dickens was dying from liver cancer.

The second-placed Labour candidate, Phil Woolas, defeated Davies at the 1997 general election in the successor seat of Oldham East and Saddleworth. He held the seat until 2010. Davies went on to represent the North West England region in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014.

Result

Notes on candidates

Mr Blobby was a character on the British television show Noel's House Party. The candidate had changed his name from John McLagan for the purposes of the election. The candidate was not officially endorsed by the BBC, nor was McLagan the actual actor of Mr Blobby.
The candidate L. McLaren used the party description "Probity for Imposed Candidates"

References

(18 March 1995). "The Economist". Charles Reynell.
Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament".
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