2003 Brent East by-election

2003 Brent East by-election
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Brent East parliamentary seat
Turnout36.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Sarah Teather Robert Evans Uma Fernandes
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Popular vote 8,158 7,040 3,368
Percentage 39.1% 33.8% 16.2%
Swing Increase28.5% Decrease29.4% Decrease2.0%
MP before election

Paul Daisley
Labour

Subsequent MP

Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrats

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Brent East on 18 September 2003, following the death of Labour Party MP Paul Daisley on 18 June that year. It was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Teather.[1]

The Liberal Democrats held the seat in the 2005 general election.

  1. ^ Press Association (19 September 2003). "Brent East byelection results in full". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 March 2020.