2014 Newark by-election

2014 Newark by-election

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Newark constituency
Turnout52.79%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Robert Jenrick Roger Helmer Michael Payne
Party Conservative UKIP Labour
Popular vote 17,431 10,028 6,842
Percentage 45.0% 25.9% 17.7%
Swing Decrease8.9% Increase22.1% Decrease4.7%

MP before election

Patrick Mercer
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

On 5 June 2014, a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Newark,[1][2] following the resignation of Patrick Mercer.[3] Conservative Robert Jenrick won the seat with a majority of 7,403.

  1. ^ Britton, Alex (1 May 2014). "Newark by-election to take place on June 5". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ^ Newark and Sherwood District Council: Newark Parliamentary by-election 2014 Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 May 2014
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mercer resigned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).