2012 Rotherham by-election

2012 Rotherham by-election
← 2010 29 November 2012 2015 →
Rotherham
Turnout33.63%
  First party Second party Third party
 
BNP
Candidate Sarah Champion Jane Collins Marlene Guest
Party Labour UKIP BNP
Popular vote 9,966 4,648 1,804
Percentage 46.5% 21.7% 8.4%
Swing Increase1.7% Increase15.9% Decrease1.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Con
Candidate Yvonne Ridley Simon Wilson
Party Respect Conservative
Popular vote 1,778 1,157
Percentage 8.3% 5.4%
Swing New party Decrease11.3%
MP before election

Denis MacShane
Labour

Subsequent MP

Sarah Champion
Labour

On 29 November 2012, a by-election was held for the House of Commons constituency of Rotherham. The by-election was caused by the resignation of its Member of Parliament Denis MacShane after the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee found that he had submitted 19 false invoices "plainly intended to deceive" the parliamentary expenses authority,[1][2][3] an issue dating back to 2009 and a wider parliamentary expenses scandal in the UK. MacShane accepted the office of Chiltern Hundreds on 5 November 2012,[4] formally vacating his seat. The election took place on 29 November 2012,[5] at the same time as by-elections in Croydon North and Middlesbrough which were caused by the deaths of the sitting MPs.

  1. ^ "MP's expenses: Denis MacShane resigns over false invoices". BBC. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ Standards and Privileges Committee (2 November 2012). Second Report - Mr Denis MacShane (Report). UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Denis MacShane Resigns". Denis MacShane. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Three Hundreds of Chiltern - Regional News Network". Rnn.cabinetoffice.gov.uk. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. ^ < "Croydon, Middlesbrough and Rotherham by-election dates set". BBC News. BBC News. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.