2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election

Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election

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Turnout

28.2%

	First party	Second party	Third party
			Con
Candidate	Mike Kane	John Bickley	Rev. Daniel Critchlow
Party	Labour	UKIP	Conservative
Popular vote	13,261	4,301	3,479
Percentage	55.3%	18.0%	14.5%
Swing	11.2%	14.5%	11.0%

MP before election

Paul Goggins
Labour

Subsequent MP

Mike Kane
Labour

On 13 February 2014, a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East, following the death of the former MP, Paul Goggins.

The election was won by Mike Kane of the Labour Party with a greatly increased share of the vote compared with the 2010 general election. UKIP, which had previously performed poorly, came second, beating the Conservative Party into third place. The Liberal Democrats lost their deposit. The turnout was 28.2%, compared with 54.3% for the 2010 general election.

Background

On 30 December 2013, Goggins became seriously ill after collapsing while running. He died in hospital on 7 January 2014 following complications from a brain haemorrhage.

Candidates and result

Applications to register to vote had to be received by Manchester City Council by 28 January. The Statement of Persons Nominated was published at 5 pm on 29 January 2014.

The result was declared at around 2.30am GMT on Friday, 14 February.

Election			Party	Votes	%	±%
By-election 2014 Turnout: 23,961 (28.2%) –26.1	Labour hold Majority: 8,960 (37.4%) +18.8 Swing: 1.6% from Lab to UKIP	Mike Kane	Labour	13,261	55.3	+11.2
		John Bickley	UKIP	4,301	18.0	+14.5
		Daniel Critchlow	Conservative	3,479	14.5	–11.0
		Mary di Mauro	Liberal Democrats	1,176	4.9	–17.4
		Nigel Woodcock	Green	748	3.1	New
		Eddy O'Sullivan	BNP	708	3.0	–0.9
		Captain Chaplington-Smythe	Monster Raving Loony	288	1.2	New

Mike Kane, a former Manchester councillor and the acting chief executive of Movement for Change, was confirmed as the Labour Party candidate, on 24 January. In a selection process described as "quick-fire", London interviews on 22 January produced a short list of five local councillors and ex-councillors: Rosa Battle and Suzannah Reeves of Manchester City Council, Catherine Hynes and Sophie Taylor of Trafford Borough, and Mike Kane.

The Wythenshawe branch of the Conservative Party chose Daniel Critchlow, a Trafford-based vicar, on 23 January 2014.

The Liberal Democrats chose a Manchester City councillor, Mary di Mauro, on 26 January 2014.

On 24 January 2014, the British National Party announced Eddy O'Sullivan as its candidate. O'Sullivan had been a candidate in Salford local elections and stood for the BNP at the 2012 Manchester Central by-election, where his party's share of the vote was reduced.

The UK Independence Party selected John Bickley, 60, a former Labour supporter who grew up in Wythenshawe. Bickley, who runs a mobile app firm, told The Guardian that he felt Parliament needed to "take responsibility" having "outsourced running of the country to the EU". Bickley added that he felt "Labour had let down the working class" and that Labour's behaviour would mean his former trade unionist father would be "turning in his grave".

The Green Party selected Nigel Woodcock, a further education lecturer at The Manchester College.

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party put forward Captain Chaplington-Smythe as its candidate on 25 January 2014.

Polling

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Lab	UKIP	Con	LD	Others	Lead
13 Feb 2014	Wythenshawe by-election Result	23,961	55.3%	18.0%	14.5%	4.9%	7.3%	37.3%
3–5 Feb 2014	Lord Ashcroft	1,009	61%	15%	14%	5%	4%	46%
6 May 2010	General Election Results	40,751	44.1%	3.4%	25.6%	22.3%	4.6%	18.6%

Previous result

Election			Party	Votes	%	±%
General election 2010 Turnout: 40,751 (54.3%) +3.1	Labour hold Majority: 7,575 (18.6%) Swing: 5.9% from Lab to Con	Paul Goggins	Labour	17,987	44.1	–8.0
		Janet Clowes	Conservative	10,412	25.6	+3.3
		Martin Eakins	Liberal Democrats	9,107	22.3	+0.9
		Bernard Todd	BNP	1,572	3.9	New
		Christopher Cassidy	UKIP	1,405	3.4	+0.4
		Lynn Worthington	TUSC	268	0.7	–0.3

This is compared to Worthington's performance as the Socialist Alternative candidate at the prior election.

References

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British National Party (24 January 2014). "Kick 'em in the ballots". Facebook. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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Owen Bennett (22 January 2014). "Ukip pick former Labour supporter as candidate in constituency of late Paul Goggins". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
Lucy Fisher (22 January 2014). "UKIP picks former Labour supporter to fight by-election". The Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
Leila Haddou (23 January 2014). "Ukip byelection candidate refuses to criticise 'gay marriage flood' councillor". theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
"Trafford Teacher Nigel Woodcock Selected as Green Party Candidate for Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election". manchestergreenparty.org.uk. Manchester Green Party. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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