1985 Tyne Bridge by-election

1985 Tyne Bridge by-election
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Constituency of Tyne Bridge
Turnout38.1% (Decrease23.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
SDP
Con
Candidate David Clelland Rod Kenyon Jacqui Lait
Party Labour SDP Conservative
Popular vote 13,517 6,942 2,588
Percentage 57.8% 29.7% 11.1%
Swing Increase1.3% Increase11.4% Decrease14.1%
MP before election

Harry Lowe Cowans
Labour

Subsequent MP

David Clelland
Labour

The 1985 Tyne Bridge by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 December 1985 for the British House of Commons constituency of Tyne Bridge.