2017 Copeland by-election

There was a by-election in the British parliamentary constituency of Copeland on 23 February 2017 (the same day as the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election), following the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Jamie Reed. Conservative candidate Trudy Harrison gained the seat from Labour, the first gain for a governing party in a by-election since 1982.

2017 Copeland by-election
23 February 2017
Copeland constituency
Turnout51.3%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Trudy Harrison Gillian Troughton
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 13,748 11,601
Percentage 44.2% 37.3%
Swing 8.5% 4.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Rebecca Hanson Fiona Mills
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Popular vote 2,252 2,025
Percentage 7.2% 6.5%
Swing 3.8% 9.0%
MP before election

Jamie Reed
Labour

 Elected MP

Trudy Harrison
Conservative

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