2017 Copeland by-election

2017 Copeland by-election

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Copeland constituency
Turnout51.3%
  First party Second party
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Candidate Trudy Harrison Gillian Troughton
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 13,748 11,601
Percentage 44.2% 37.3%
Swing Increase8.5% Decrease4.9%

  Third party Fourth party
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Candidate Rebecca Hanson Fiona Mills
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Popular vote 2,252 2,025
Percentage 7.2% 6.5%
Swing Increase3.8% Decrease9.0%

MP before election

Jamie Reed
Labour

Elected MP

Trudy Harrison
Conservative

A by-election took place in the British parliamentary constituency of Copeland on 23 February 2017 (the same day as the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election), following the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Jamie Reed. Conservative candidate Trudy Harrison gained the seat from Labour, the first gain for a governing party in a by-election since 1982.