2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election

2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election
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Turnout37.9% (Decrease 10.0%)
  First party Second party
 
LD
Candidate Liam Byrne Nicola Davies
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 7,451 6,991
Percentage 36.5% 34.2%
Swing Decrease 27.4% Increase 26.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Con
Candidate Stephen Eyre John Rees
Party Conservative Respect
Popular vote 3,543 1,282
Percentage 17.3% 6.3%
Swing Decrease 2.7% New
MP before election

Terry Davis
Labour

Elected MP

Liam Byrne
Labour

A by-election was held for the United Kingdom Parliament seat of Birmingham Hodge Hill, on 15 July 2004. The by-election was called following the resignation of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), Terry Davis, on 22 June 2004.[1] Davis had been appointed as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The by-election was held on the same day as the Leicester South by-election,[2] which saw Labour lose the seat to the Liberal Democrats on a 21% swing.[3]

The by-election was won by Labour candidate Liam Byrne, but with a much reduced majority of 460 votes over the Liberal Democrat candidate, Nicola Davies.

  1. ^ "Sessional Information Digest: 2003 - 04". publications.parliament.uk. 19 January 2005.
  2. ^ Hall, Sarah (9 July 2004). "Feuding parties fight dirty war on doorsteps". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Lib Dems Triumphant in Leicester South by-election". Cambridge Liberal Democrats. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2022.