2018 Lewisham East by-election

2018 Lewisham East by-election
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Lewisham East constituency
Turnout33.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
LIB
CON
Candidate Janet Daby Lucy Salek Ross Archer
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 11,033 5,404 3,168
Percentage 50.2% 24.6% 14.4%
Swing Decrease17.7% Increase20.2% Decrease8.6%
MP before election

Heidi Alexander
Labour

Elected MP

Janet Daby
Labour

A by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of Lewisham East on 14 June 2018, following the resignation of Labour MP Heidi Alexander.[1][2] It was the second by-election held during the 57th UK Parliament, which was elected in June 2017.

The election was won by Janet Daby of the Labour Party with 50.2% of the vote, on a significantly reduced majority for her party.[3]

  1. ^ "Date set for Lewisham East by-election". BBC News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ Elgot, Jessica (8 May 2018). "Heidi Alexander quits as Labour MP to be London deputy mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Labour hold Lewisham East in by-election". BBC News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.