2012 Middlesbrough by-election

2012 UK Parliamentary by-election February 2025 February 2025 2012 Middlesbrough by-election parliamentary United Kingdom The Middlesbrough seat in the House of Commons no 2010 United Kingdom general election 2010 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 2012 11 29 y 25.9% File:Official portrait of Andy McDonald crop 2.jpg Andy McDonald Labour Party (UK) 10,201 60.5% 14.6 pp UK Independence Party Richard Elvin UK Independence Party 1,990 11.8% 8.1 pp Liberal Democrats (UK) George Selmer Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,672 9.9% 10.0 pp File:Ben Houchen in York (cropped).jpg Ben Houchen Conservative Party (UK) 1,063 6.3% 12.5 pp Peace Party (UK) Imdad Hussain Peace Party (UK) 1,060 6.3% New party MP Subsequent MP Stuart Bell Labour Party (UK) Andy McDonald Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Middlesbrough was held on 29 November 2012. It was caused by the death of incumbent Labour Party member of Parliament (MP) Sir Stuart Bell. Andy McDonald of Labour won the by-election, retaining the seat for the party. It was held on the same day as by-elections in Croydon North and Rotherham. The deadline for nominations was 14 November.Election Notice Middlesbrough.gov.ukBy-election candidates confirmed https://archive.today/20121223214013/http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5598 23 December 2012 , Middlesbrough Council UKIP came second and the Liberal Democrats third.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-20527532 Middlesbrough by-election: Labour's Andy McDonald wins 30 November 2012 BBC News BBC 30 November 2012 Candidates Labour selected Andy McDonald, a solicitor born in Middlesbrough and former councillor for Westbourne ward from 1995 to 1999, for the seat. At the time, McDonald was chairman of Middlesbrough Labour Party Local Government Committee. 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. The Liberal Democrats selected George Selmer, who works in employment services, as their candidate.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10024559.Middlesbrough_by_election_date_announced/ Middlesbrough by-election date announced Stockton borough Councillor Ben Houchen was the Conservative candidate.More candidates announced for Middlesbrough's MP role Northern Echo He would later go on to become Tees Valley Mayor. 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 Peace Party in the by-election.Bradford councillor resigns from Labour party, Telegraph & Argus, 6 November 2012 Campaigner Mark Heslehurst launched his candidacy as a self-styled 'independent Labour' candidate.Mark Heslehurst Home Page 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,http://edwardmylife.com/ REunite! – Edward My Life A father's epic fight to be reunited with his son 13 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120716044249/http://edwardmylife.com/ 16 July 2012 which involved walking 500 miles to Downing Street.500 mile walk to try and get son back ITV News The BNP candidate was Peter Foreman. Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate John Malcolm was the Tees, Esk & Wear Valley Health Unison branch representative. Current independent Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon mooted the possibility of standing in the by-election, depending on the quality of other candidates,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-20002613 Mayor Ray Mallon not ruling out Middlesbrough MP bid BBC News 19 October 2012 but did not submit his candidacy. Hustings Hustings were held at St Barnabas' Church on 26 November 2012, hosted by Friends of the Earth. 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.http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/multimedia/news/local-news/2012/11/27/middlesbrough-by-election-hustings-event-84229-32316734/ Middlesbrough by-election hustings event - Local News - News - Videos & Pics - Gazette Live 27 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121221231614/http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/multimedia/news/local-news/2012/11/27/middlesbrough-by-election-hustings-event-84229-32316734/ 21 December 2012 Evening Gazette 27 November 2012 Result 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 at which the Liberal Democrats finished ahead of the Conservatives. UKIP finished in second place. Previously they had only come second in one other parliamentary election (the Barnsley Central by-election in 2011). They also came second in the Rotherham contest held on the same date as the Middlesbrough election. The result was also notable as the first time the Peace Party had ever retained their deposit at a parliamentary election and their highest percentage of vote share in a single constituency. Middlesbrough by-election, 2012 Death of Sir Stuart Bell 16,866 25.91 −25.5 8,211 47.7 +21.7 hold 3.3 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) Andy McDonald Labour Party (UK) 10,201 60.5 +14.6 Richard Elvin UK Independence Party 1,990 11.8 +8.1 George Selmer Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,672 9.9 −10.0 Ben Houchen Conservative Party (UK) 1,063 6.3 −12.5 Imdad Hussain Peace Party (UK) 1,060 6.3 New Peter Foreman British National Party 328 1.9 −3.9 John Malcolm Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 277 1.6 New Mark Heslehurst no description 275 1.6 New General Election 2010 33,455 51.4 +2.7 8,689 26.0 hold 6.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Bell Labour Party (UK) 15,351 45.9 −11.7 Chris Foote-Wood Liberal Democrats (UK) 6,662 19.9 +1.2 John Walsh Conservative Party (UK) 6,283 18.8 +2.3 Joan McTigue Independent (politician) 1,969 5.9 +5.9 Michael Ferguson British National Party 1,954 5.8 +3.3 Robert Parker UK Independence Party 1,236 3.7 +1.3 See also 1878 Middlesbrough by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Middlesbrough constituencies Middlesbrough by-election Middlesbrough by-election Middlesbrough by-election Category:2010s in North Yorkshire