2023 Tamworth by-election
The 2023 Tamworth by-election was held on 19 October 2023 for the UK parliamentary constituency of Tamworth, due to the resignation of former Conservative MP Chris Pincher. Pincher had announced his resignation following a sexual misconduct scandal, and his recommended suspension from the House of Commons for eight weeks. The Tamworth by-election was held on the same day as the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election.
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Tamworth constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 35.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boundary of the Tamworth constituency in Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Edwards, the Labour candidate, won the Tamworth seat with a 23.9% swing, the second-biggest from Conservative to Labour since the 1945 national election. The turnout of the by-election was 35.9%.
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