2019 Peterborough by-election

2019 Peterborough by-election
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Peterborough constituency
Turnout48.43%
  First party Second party
 
LAB
BXP
Candidate Lisa Forbes Mike Greene
Party Labour Brexit Party
Last election 48.1% New party
Popular vote 10,484 9,801
Percentage 30.9% 28.9%
Swing Decrease17.2% New party
  Third party Fourth party
 
LIB
Candidate Paul Bristow Beki Sellick
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 46.8% 3.3%
Popular vote 7,243 4,159
Percentage 21.4% 12.3%
Swing Decrease25.5% Increase8.9%
MP before election

Fiona Onasanya
Independent

Elected MP

Lisa Forbes
Labour

A 2019 by-election took place in the Parliamentary constituency of Peterborough on 6 June 2019.[1] It was won by Lisa Forbes of the Labour Party. Mike Greene of the Brexit Party took second place.[2]

The seat was vacant following the removal of the former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya by means of a recall petition triggered by her conviction for perverting the course of justice.[3]

  1. ^ "This is when the Peterborough by-election will be held". Peterborough Telegraph. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Peterborough by-election: Labour beats Brexit Party to hold seat". BBC News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Recall petition result: Fiona Onasanya no longer Peterborough's MP". ITV News. 1 May 2019.