1996 South East Staffordshire by-election

1996 South East Staffordshire by-election
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Turnout62%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Brian Jenkins Timothy James
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote 26,155 12,393
Percentage 60.1% 28.5%
Swing Increase22.0pp Decrease22.2pp
MP before election

David Lightbown
Conservative

Elected MP

Brian Jenkins
Labour

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on 11 April 1996, following the death the previous December of the sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lightbown.

The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives with a large swing.[1]

  1. ^ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (13 April 1996). "Labor Deals Major's Tories A New Blow In Local Vote". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2023.