2011 Inverclyde by-election

2011 Inverclyde by-election

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Inverclyde constituency
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Iain McKenzie Anne McLaughlin David Wilson Party Labour SNP Conservative Popular vote 15,118 9,280 2,784 Percentage 53.8% 33.0% 9.9% Swing 2.2% 15.5% 2.1%
MP before election David Cairns Labour Subsequent MP Iain McKenzie Labour

The 2011 Inverclyde by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Inverclyde on 30 June 2011. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent Labour MP, David Cairns on 9 May 2011 of acute pancreatitis.^[1]

Cairns had won the constituency in 2010 with a majority of 38.4%, making it a safe Labour seat. The by-election was won by Iain McKenzie MP, the Labour candidate.