2021 Batley and Spen by-election

2021 Batley and Spen by-election
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Batley and Spen constituency
Turnout47.5% (Decrease19.1 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Candidate Kim Leadbeater Ryan Stephenson George Galloway
Party Labour Conservative Workers Party
Last election 42.7% 36.0% Did not stand
Popular vote 13,296 12,973 8,264
Percentage 35.3% 34.4% 21.9%
Swing Decrease7.4 pp Decrease1.6 pp New Candidate
MP before election

Tracy Brabin
Labour

Elected MP

Kim Leadbeater
Labour

A by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen on 1 July 2021, following the resignation of the previous Member of Parliament (MP) Tracy Brabin, who was elected Mayor of West Yorkshire on 10 May.[1][2] Under the devolution agreement, the position holds the powers and responsibilities of a police and crime commissioner, meaning the occupant of the office cannot simultaneously sit as an MP.[3][4] The by-election was the fourth of the 58th Parliament, elected in 2019.[5]

Kim Leadbeater held the seat for the Labour Party with a reduced majority of 323 votes.

  1. ^ "Is Batley and Spen Labour's next by-election headache?". The Independent. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "West Yorkshire Mayoral election results". www.leeds.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh; Mistlin, Alex (9 May 2021). "Labour's Tracy Brabin elected first mayor of West Yorkshire". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "West Yorkshire devolution deal". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "By-elections since the 2019 General Election". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.