2017 Copeland by-election

2017 Copeland by-election

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Copeland constituency
Turnout	51.3%
First party Second party   Candidate Trudy Harrison Gillian Troughton Party Conservative Labour Popular vote 13,748 11,601 Percentage 44.2% 37.3% Swing 8.5% 4.9%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Rebecca Hanson Fiona Mills Party Liberal Democrats UKIP Popular vote 2,252 2,025 Percentage 7.2% 6.5% Swing 3.8% 9.0%
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.