107:
27:
250:
319:
221:
213:
203:
121:
114:
257:
456:
Campaigner Mark
Heslehurst launched his candidacy as a self-styled 'independent Labour' candidate. He had no description on the ballot paper. He had previously organised events to raise awareness of an issue related to his estranged partner and son, which involved walking 500 miles to Downing Street.
497:
The Labour Party held the seat, with McDonald elected as the new MP. Along with other by-elections held on the same day, there were sharp declines in the vote for the governing coalition parties, although this was the only one of the three at which they both retained their deposit, and the only one
448:
In
November 2012, Councillor Imdad Hussain, who had been suspended from the Labour Party for two years after failing to disclose he had been banned as a company director, resigned from the party and announced he would be standing for the
1539:
489:. The lively proceedings went well, with members of the audience asking over 20 questions on topics ranging from education and services to employment and the environment. Six of the eight candidates were invited.
1189:
1233:
984:
436:
UKIP selected
Richard Elvin, chairman of the North East Regional Committee, as their candidate. He contested the Houghton and Sunderland South seat for UKIP in 2010.
1508:
1252:
979:
1193:
1226:
1554:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1111:
1211:
1263:
1245:
1219:
1544:
1281:
1099:
1404:
1333:
477:
mooted the possibility of standing in the by-election, depending on the quality of other candidates, but did not submit his candidacy.
390:
65:
1513:
1003:
1043:
521:
had ever retained their deposit at a parliamentary election and their highest percentage of vote share in a single constituency.
1421:
742:
467:
69:
1427:
1256:
1164:
1086:
784:
51:
41:
1348:
1310:
1518:
1559:
1287:
1241:
507:
1293:
506:. UKIP finished in second place. Previously they had only come second in one other parliamentary election (the
1387:
1343:
1327:
974:
399:
1299:
380:
1381:
1304:
445:
Councillor Ben
Houchen was the Conservative candidate. He would later go on to become Tees Valley Mayor.
442:
429:
for
Westbourne ward from 1995 to 1999, for the seat. At the time, McDonald was chairman of Middlesbrough
409:
The deadline for nominations was 14 November. The election returned a Labour member of parliament, with
1375:
1358:
599:
511:
403:
361:
132:
1139:
439:
The
Liberal Democrats selected George Selmer, who works in employment services, as their candidate.
1549:
1416:
909:
1410:
1190:"Middlesbrough by-election hustings event - Local News - News - Videos & Pics - Gazette Live"
888:
677:
503:
280:
1028:
470:
candidate John
Malcolm was the Tees, Esk & Wear Valley Health Unison branch representative.
1338:
930:
883:
865:
820:
721:
654:
499:
461:
414:
159:
951:
633:
585:
410:
154:
1040:
106:
486:
8:
385:
1176:
1060:
837:
816:
799:
606:
589:
568:
430:
365:
350:
149:
1540:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Middlesbrough constituencies
698:
518:
450:
285:
249:
1140:"REunite! – Edward My Life | A father's epic fight to be reunited with his son"
1533:
1047:
425:
Labour selected Andy McDonald, a solicitor born in
Middlesbrough and former
830:
672:
485:
Hustings were held at St
Barnabas' Church on 26 November 2012, hosted by
395:
346:
267:
394:. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament,
474:
426:
1127:
514:
contest held on the same date as the Middlesbrough election.
985:
Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election
1143:
256:
120:
113:
1061:"Middlesbrough by-election: Labour's Andy McDonald wins"
1100:
More candidates announced for Middlesbrough's MP role
1177:
Mayor Ray Mallon not ruling out Middlesbrough MP bid
517:The result was also notable as the first time the
398:. It was held on the same day as by-elections in
1531:
337:
1227:
1112:Bradford councillor resigns from Labour party
1555:November 2012 events in the United Kingdom
1234:
1220:
1087:"Middlesbrough by-election date announced"
510:in 2011). They also came second in the
473:Current independent Middlesbrough mayor
1532:
468:Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
1257:55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1215:
1165:500 mile walk to try and get son back
1545:2012 elections in the United Kingdom
1206:, Evening Gazette, 27 November 2012
980:List of United Kingdom by-elections
13:
1004:"MP Bell dies after cancer battle"
14:
1571:
1041:By-election candidates confirmed
318:
317:
255:
248:
220:
219:
212:
211:
202:
201:
119:
112:
105:
25:
1182:
1170:
1158:
551:Middlesbrough by-election, 2012
1132:
1121:
1105:
1093:
1079:
1053:
1034:
1022:
1008:Bradford Telegraph & Argus
996:
975:1878 Middlesbrough by-election
19:2012 Middlesbrough by-election
1:
990:
464:candidate was Peter Foreman.
420:
508:Barnsley Central by-election
433:Local Government Committee.
7:
1282:Oldham East and Saddleworth
1179:, BBC News, 19 October 2012
968:
562:16,866 (25.91%) −25.5
480:
10:
1576:
1436:
1405:Wythenshawe and Sale East
1396:
1367:
1334:Cardiff South and Penarth
1319:
1273:
1128:Mark Heslehurst Home Page
798:
796:
782:
567:
565:
549:
532:
529:
492:
335:
228:
83:
75:
62:
35:
23:
1560:2010s in North Yorkshire
1440:Lists of UK by-elections
556:Death of Sir Stuart Bell
1067:. BBC. 30 November 2012
1050:, Middlesbrough Council
378:On 29 November 2012, a
502:finished ahead of the
1422:Heywood and Middleton
1116:Telegraph & Argus
785:General Election 2010
1428:Rochester and Strood
1031:Middlesbrough.gov.uk
577:8,211 (47.7%) +21.7
487:Friends of the Earth
453:in the by-election.
1196:on 21 December 2012
793:33,455 (51.4%) +2.7
386:UK House of Commons
20:
1349:Manchester Central
1311:Feltham and Heston
342:MP before election
292:Popular vote
166:Popular vote
18:
1527:
1526:
1118:, 6 November 2012
1010:. 13 October 2012
966:
965:
866:Liberal Democrats
655:Liberal Democrats
500:Liberal Democrats
415:Liberal Democrats
384:was held for the
376:
375:
372:
371:
331:
330:
160:Liberal Democrats
58:
57:
1567:
1519:Hereditary peers
1514:Northern Ireland
1288:Barnsley Central
1268:
1259:
1250:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1205:
1203:
1201:
1192:. Archived from
1186:
1180:
1174:
1168:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1151:
1142:. Archived from
1136:
1130:
1125:
1119:
1109:
1103:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1057:
1051:
1038:
1032:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1000:
927:Michael Ferguson
862:Chris Foote-Wood
823:
809:
794:
592:
578:
563:
530:Political result
524:
523:
443:Stockton borough
388:constituency of
338:
321:
320:
259:
252:
223:
222:
215:
214:
205:
204:
123:
116:
109:
85:
84:
70:House of Commons
47:29 November 2012
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
17:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1564:
1550:2012 in England
1530:
1529:
1528:
1523:
1432:
1392:
1363:
1315:
1294:Leicester South
1269:
1264:56th Parliament
1260:
1251:
1246:54th Parliament
1242:
1240:
1210:
1199:
1197:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1175:
1171:
1163:
1159:
1149:
1147:
1146:on 16 July 2012
1138:
1137:
1133:
1126:
1122:
1110:
1106:
1098:
1094:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1070:
1068:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1039:
1035:
1029:Election Notice
1027:
1023:
1013:
1011:
1002:
1001:
997:
993:
971:
811:
810:
808:8,689 (26.0%)
804:
803:
789:
788:
762:Mark Heslehurst
580:
579:
573:
572:
558:
554:
553:
495:
483:
423:
413:second and the
396:Sir Stuart Bell
364:
359:
349:
344:
336:
229:
63:
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1573:
1563:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1525:
1524:
1522:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1424:
1419:
1413:
1407:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1384:
1378:
1371:
1369:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1330:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1307:
1302:
1296:
1290:
1284:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1239:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1216:
1209:
1208:
1181:
1169:
1157:
1131:
1120:
1104:
1092:
1078:
1052:
1046:2012-12-23 at
1033:
1021:
994:
992:
989:
988:
987:
982:
977:
970:
967:
964:
963:
960:
957:
954:
949:
946:
943:
942:
939:
936:
933:
928:
925:
922:
921:
918:
915:
912:
907:
904:
901:
900:
897:
894:
891:
886:
881:
878:
877:
874:
871:
868:
863:
860:
857:
856:
850:
845:
840:
835:
826:
824:
797:
795:
780:
779:
774:
771:
768:
766:no description
763:
760:
757:
756:
751:
748:
745:
740:
737:
734:
733:
730:
727:
724:
719:
716:
713:
712:
707:
704:
701:
696:
693:
690:
689:
686:
683:
680:
675:
670:
667:
666:
663:
660:
657:
652:
649:
646:
645:
642:
639:
636:
631:
628:
625:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
595:
593:
566:
564:
547:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
494:
491:
482:
479:
422:
419:
374:
373:
370:
369:
354:
333:
332:
329:
328:
323:
315:
311:
310:
307:
304:
300:
299:
296:
293:
289:
288:
283:
278:
274:
273:
272:Imdad Hussain
270:
265:
261:
260:
253:
246:
242:
241:
238:
235:
231:
230:
226:
225:
217:
209:
199:
195:
194:
191:
188:
183:
179:
178:
175:
172:
167:
163:
162:
157:
152:
147:
143:
142:
141:George Selmer
139:
138:Richard Elvin
136:
129:
125:
124:
117:
110:
103:
99:
98:
95:
92:
89:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1572:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1535:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1438:
1435:
1429:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1395:
1389:
1388:South Shields
1385:
1383:
1379:
1377:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1366:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1354:Middlesbrough
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1344:Croydon North
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1329:
1328:Bradford West
1325:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1258:
1254:
1248:
1247:
1237:
1232:
1230:
1225:
1223:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1195:
1191:
1185:
1178:
1173:
1166:
1161:
1145:
1141:
1135:
1129:
1124:
1117:
1113:
1108:
1102:Northern Echo
1101:
1096:
1088:
1082:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1049:
1048:archive.today
1045:
1042:
1037:
1030:
1025:
1009:
1005:
999:
995:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
972:
961:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:Robert Parker
947:
945:
944:
940:
937:
934:
932:
929:
926:
924:
923:
919:
916:
913:
911:
908:
905:
903:
902:
898:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
879:
875:
872:
869:
867:
864:
861:
859:
858:
855:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
833:
832:
827:
825:
822:
818:
814:
807:
801:
792:
787:
786:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
767:
764:
761:
759:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
744:
741:
738:
736:
735:
731:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:Peter Foreman
717:
715:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:Imdad Hussain
694:
692:
691:
687:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
668:
664:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:George Selmer
650:
648:
647:
643:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:Richard Elvin
629:
627:
626:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
602:
601:
600:Andy McDonald
596:
594:
591:
587:
583:
576:
570:
561:
557:
552:
548:
544:
541:
538:
535:
526:
525:
522:
520:
515:
513:
509:
505:
504:Conservatives
501:
498:at which the
490:
488:
478:
476:
471:
469:
465:
463:
458:
454:
452:
446:
444:
440:
437:
434:
432:
428:
418:
416:
412:
407:
405:
401:
400:Croydon North
397:
393:
392:
391:Middlesbrough
387:
383:
382:
368:
367:
363:
362:Andy McDonald
358:
357:Subsequent MP
355:
353:
352:
348:
343:
340:
339:
334:
327:
324:
316:
313:
312:
308:
305:
302:
301:
297:
294:
291:
290:
287:
284:
282:
279:
276:
275:
271:
269:
266:
263:
262:
258:
254:
251:
247:
244:
243:
239:
237:Fourth party
236:
233:
232:
227:
218:
210:
208:
200:
197:
196:
192:
189:
187:
184:
181:
180:
176:
173:
171:
168:
165:
164:
161:
158:
156:
153:
151:
148:
145:
144:
140:
137:
135:
134:
133:Andy McDonald
130:
127:
126:
122:
118:
115:
111:
108:
104:
101:
100:
96:
94:Second party
93:
90:
87:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
67:
66:Middlesbrough
61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
45:
43:
40:←
39:
38:
34:
22:
16:
1509:2010–present
1353:
1300:Belfast West
1262:
1253:By-elections
1244:
1198:. Retrieved
1194:the original
1184:
1172:
1160:
1148:. Retrieved
1144:the original
1134:
1123:
1115:
1107:
1095:
1081:
1069:. Retrieved
1064:
1055:
1036:
1024:
1012:. Retrieved
1007:
998:
906:Joan McTigue
889:Conservative
853:
847:
842:
829:
828:
812:
805:
790:
783:
776:
765:
753:
739:John Malcolm
709:
678:Conservative
621:
616:
611:
598:
597:
581:
574:
559:
555:
550:
516:
496:
484:
472:
466:
459:
455:
447:
441:
438:
435:
431:Labour Party
424:
408:
389:
379:
377:
360:
356:
345:
341:
325:
281:Conservative
240:Fifth party
206:
185:
169:
131:
97:Third party
91:First party
68:seat in the
46:
15:
1200:27 December
1150:13 November
1071:30 November
910:Independent
831:Stuart Bell
688:−12.5
673:Ben Houchen
665:−10.0
519:Peace Party
451:Peace Party
381:by-election
347:Stuart Bell
303:Percentage
268:Ben Houchen
182:Percentage
1534:Categories
1426:November:
1403:February:
1382:Mid Ulster
1374:February:
1332:November:
1309:December:
1305:Inverclyde
1014:13 October
991:References
884:John Walsh
815:6.4% from
732:−3.9
584:3.3% from
475:Ray Mallon
427:councillor
421:Candidates
264:Candidate
128:Candidate
1504:1979–2010
1499:1950–1979
1494:1931–1950
1489:1918–1931
1484:1900–1918
1479:1885–1900
1474:1868–1885
1469:1857–1868
1464:1847–1857
1459:1832–1847
1454:1818–1832
1449:1806–1818
1444:1801–1806
1415:October:
1376:Eastleigh
1359:Rotherham
1280:January:
806:Majority:
575:Majority:
533:Candidate
512:Rotherham
404:Rotherham
326:New party
1167:ITV News
1065:BBC News
1044:Archived
969:See also
791:Turnout:
560:Turnout:
527:Election
481:Hustings
1417:Clacton
1380:March:
1326:March:
1286:March:
1267: »
1255:to the
1243:«
852:−
821:Lib Dem
417:third.
245:
234:
102:
88:
76:Turnout
1411:Newark
1409:June:
1298:June:
843:15,351
838:Labour
813:Swing:
800:Labour
612:10,201
607:Labour
582:Swing:
569:Labour
493:Result
366:Labour
351:Labour
322:12.5%
314:Swing
298:1,060
295:1,063
277:Party
224:10.0%
198:Swing
190:11.8%
177:1,672
174:1,990
170:10,201
150:Labour
146:Party
79:25.91%
1386:May:
1339:Corby
1292:May:
956:1,236
935:1,954
914:1,969
893:6,283
870:6,662
802:hold
703:1,060
699:Peace
682:1,063
659:1,672
638:1,990
622:+14.6
571:hold
539:Votes
536:Party
309:6.3%
306:6.3%
286:Peace
216:8.1%
207:14.6%
193:9.9%
186:60.5%
1397:2014
1368:2013
1320:2012
1274:2011
1202:2012
1152:2012
1073:2012
1016:2012
962:+1.3
952:UKIP
941:+3.3
920:+5.9
899:+2.3
896:18.8
876:+1.2
873:19.9
854:11.7
848:45.9
743:TUSC
644:+8.1
641:11.8
634:UKIP
617:60.5
586:UKIP
460:The
411:UKIP
402:and
155:UKIP
64:The
52:2015
42:2010
959:3.7
938:5.8
931:BNP
917:5.9
819:to
817:Lab
777:New
773:1.6
770:275
754:New
750:1.6
747:277
729:1.9
726:328
722:BNP
710:New
706:6.3
685:6.3
662:9.9
590:Lab
588:to
462:BNP
1536::
1261:»
1114:,
1063:.
1006:.
545:±%
406:.
1249:«
1235:e
1228:t
1221:v
1204:.
1154:.
1089:.
1075:.
1018:.
542:%
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)